Amphitryon

Gentle Stick composed this piece, which arrived in Pump It Up via the 1.17.0 patch during the Prime era and carried over into PHOENIX. The name refers to Amphitryon, father of Heracles in Greek mythology. Musically it bears a striking resemblance to Ineffabilis, Gentle Stick's collaboration with M2U: both sit in E minor and lean on a string-led melody. The most-discussed detail is that the intro and outro quietly echo Amphitryon's opening prelude, threading a subtle link between the two tracks.

In PHOENIX the song is offered as Single 4, 7, 11 and 18, plus Double 12 and 21. ENVYTIC handles most of the chart design while JEHEZUKIEL takes the harder charts. The S11 holds back its first notes for a while, so you can wait calmly; its closing stretch is a twist (a hip turn), not a full spin, so the key is not to be fooled into over-rotating. Overall it plays easy for a level 11. The D21 is a different beast: its Half-Double section throws wide-angle back-and-forth twists that demand active leg movement, and the ending, simple as it looks, forces the body to contort. The final twist-step trill tangles up easily and can trigger a storm of BADs if you let your focus slip.