Shamisen riffs slicing through breakbeats like a blade through paper. beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ went full ninja theme in 2017 and the soundtrack leans all the way in. 鴉 opens with this traditional Japanese instrumentation that immediately gets shredded by electronic production.
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ROTTERDAM SHOGUN is exactly the mashup the name implies, gabber kicks with feudal Japan energy. And Sarutobi Champion is 拙者 is the kind of goofy-serious hybrid only IIDX could pull off. Tracks like 冬椿 ft. Kanae Asaba bring a softer vocal touch that balances out the aggression.
忍恋花 does something similar with a more wistful mood. The Japanese folk plus electronic fusion actually holds together way better than it should. For anyone who wants their drum and bass with a side of bushido.