Two-Mix

Two-Mix
Origin Japan
Genres Pop, electropop, techno
Years active 1995–2009
2013–present
Labels King Records (1995–1998)
Warner Music Japan (1998–2002)
Little Station (2003)
Geneon Entertainment (2005–2007)
ShiinaTactix-Music (2009–present)
Website Little Station
Members Minami Takayama
Shiina Nagano

Two-Mix (temporarily known as || MIX⊿DELTA) is a Japanese pop music group formed in 1995 by Minami Takayama (vocals and composer) and Shiina Nagano (synthesizer and lyricist). Their style is fast electronic pop.

History

They met in the early 1990s. Minami, already well-established as a voice actress, was in the indie band Re-X and met Shiina through a friend. Minami released a solo album in 1992, Endless Communication which Shiina contributed to. They formed a group together Es Connexion and released an album. In 1995 they formed Two-Mix.

They have been featured in anime such as Gundam Wing and Detective Conan (in which the title character, Conan Edogawa, is voiced by Minami. They also made a guest appearance in one of the episode in which they were kidnapped and saved by Conan and his friends).

In 1999, Two-Mix produced Miru Takayama (a cousin of Minami) and in 2000 Miru and Minami formed M*TWO-MinaMiru-.

In 2005, Minami and Shiina were joined by Joe Rinoie as an additional singer and composer, changing the group's name to || MIX⊿DELTA for a limited time.

In 2008, Shiina started his solo music project ShiinaTactix-Music, featuring different female vocalists, Sanae Kobayashi, Yoko Hikasa and Mutsumi Tamura.

In 2013, Two-Mix released a digital download single "T-R-Y: Next / Across The End: Platinum Stream" and Shiina composed the music for a song "Rhythm Linkage" with Yoko Hikasa in her album "Hikasa Yoko Collaboration Album Glamorous Songs".

In 2014, Shiina composed the music for a song "Reboot Tactics" with Kaori Sadohara(from Sweet Arms) in their album "Trigger".

Discography

Two-Mix albums

Studio albums

  • BPM 132 (1995)
  • BPM 143 (1996)
  • BPM 150Max (1996)
  • Fantastix (1997)
  • Dream Tactix (1998)
  • Rhythm Formula (1999)
  • 0G (2001)

Mini albums

  • TWO→（RE）MIX (1996)
  • BPM "DANCE∞" (1997)
  • Fantastix II (1998)
  • BPM "DANCE∞" II (2001)

Compilations

  • BPM "BEST FILES" (1997)
  • Baroque Best (1998)
  • SUPER BEST FILES 1995-1998 (1998)
  • BPM CUBE (2000)
  • 20010101 (2001)
  • 7th anniversary BEST (2002)
  • Categorhythm (2002)
  • TWO-MIX Perfect Best (2011)

|| MIX⊿DELTA albums

  • Delta One (2005)
  • Delta Two: Universe (2006)

Others

  • M*TWO-MinaMiru- - Single & Single - 2000
  • ShiinaTactix-Sana.K - BPM 151 Tactix - 2008

Two-Mix singles

No. Information Sales
1st Just Communication
  • Released: April 29, 1995
 264,000
copies sold
2nd Rhythm Emotion
  • Released: November 22, 1995
 353,000
copies sold
3rd TRY ~Return to Yourself~
  • Released: March 23, 1996
 113,000
copies sold
4th Love Revolution
  • Released: July 24, 1996
 126,000
copies sold
5th Rhythm Generation
  • Released: October 2, 1996
 98,000
copies sold
6th White Reflection
  • Released: January 15, 1997
156,000
copies sold
7th True Navigation
  • Released: June 4, 1997
 142,000
copies sold
8th Summer Planet No. 1
  • Released: September 3, 1997
 89,000
copies sold
9th Living Daylights
  • Released: November 21, 1997
70,000
copies sold
10th Time Distortion
  • Released: June 21, 1998
 50,000
copies sold
11th Beat of Destiny
  • Released: May 8, 1998
 45,000
copies sold
12th Last Impression
  • Released: July 23, 1998
 107,000
copies sold
13th TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~
  • Released: November 26, 1998
 228,710
copies sold
14th Body Makes Stream
  • Released: May 12, 1999
 45,000
copies sold
15th Maximum Wave
  • Released: August 25, 1999
 36,000
copies sold
16th Side Formula
  • Released : October 27, 1999
 35,000
copies sold
17th Naked Dance
  • Released: March 8, 2000
 16,000
copies sold
18th Gravity Zero
  • Released: August 29, 2001
19th Before the Ignition
  • Released: May 3, 2003
20th Lightning Evolution / I'm Yours
  • Released: August 20, 2009

Digital singles

|| MIX⊿DELTA singles

Miru Takayama with Two-Mix singles

Others

VHS

DVD

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, December 17, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.