TWO-MIX

TWO-MIX
Profile
Japanese name:	TWO-MIX
Date of creation:	1995
Origin:	Japan
Genres:	J-Pop, electropop, techno
Years active:	1995-present
Labels:	King Records: 1995-1998 Warner Music Japan: 1998-2001 Geneon Entertainment: 2001-present
Website:	http://www.little-station.co.jp/

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".

Discography

Two-Mix albums

Studio albums

• BPM 132 (1995)
• BPM 143 (1996)
• BPM 150 Max (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

Singles

Two-Mix singles

• "Just Communication" - 1995 (first opening theme for Gundam Wing)
• "Rhythm Emotion" - 1995 (second opening theme for Gundam Wing)
• "T-R-Y: Return to Yourself" - 1996
• "Love Revolution" - 1996
• "Rhythm Generation" - 1996
• "White Reflection" - 1997 (theme for Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz OVA)
• "True Navigation" - 1997 (theme for The X-Files 3rd season in Japan)
• "Summer Planet No.1" - 1997
• "Living Daylights" - 1997
• "Time Distortion" - 1998
• "Beat of Destiny" - 1998
• "Last Impression" - 1998 (theme for Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz Special Edition Movie)
• "Truth: A Great Detective of Love" - 1998 (5th opening theme for Detective Conan)
• "Body Makes Stream" - 1999
• "Maximum Wave" - 1999
• "Side Formula" - 1999
• "Naked Dance" - 2000
• "Gravity Zero" - 2001
• "Before The Ignition" - 2003
• "Lightning Evolution / I'm Yours" - 2009

Digital singles

• "T-R-Y: Next / Across The End: Platinum Stream" - 2013

|| MIX⊿DELTA singles

• "Toki wo Koete" - 2007 (first opening theme for Engage Planet Kiss Dum)
• "A Runner at Daybreak" - 2007 (second opening theme for Engage Planet Kiss Dum)

Miru Takayama with Two-Mix singles

• "Justice: Future Mystery" - 1999 (5th opening theme for Kindaichi Case Files)
• "Kiss" - 1999
• "Rhythmic Youth" - 1999

Others

• M*TWO-MinaMiru- - 37°C: Binestu Senki - 2000

External links

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• Little Station, Two-Mix's official Web site (Japanese) [Archive]
• Two-Mix at MusicMoz
• the Two-Mix electronic library fan site