Two-Mix

Two-Mix
Origin	Japan
Genres	Electropop, techno, dance-pop
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)
Members	Minami Takayama Shiina Nagano
Website	Little Station

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, composer, 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

• "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

VHS

• "Vision Formula" - 1999
• "Naked Dance" - 2000

DVD

• "Vision Formula 2000-DVD" - 2000
• "White Reflection The Movie" - 2001

External links

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