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Flim by Aphex Twin

Flim by Aphex Twin runs at 150 BPM in the key of A# major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Measured

Tempo
150 BPM
Key
A# major
Length
2:57
Genre
drum and bass
Mood
brooding
Vocals
Instrumental

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The prompt

A brooding drum and bass track blending lo-fi hip hop with high energy and a half-time feel at 150 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under a programmed drum machine with a rimshot-forward snare and sparse dark cymbals. Warm analog pads carry the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows loop-based with dynamic drops. A lead synth leads, building through repetition. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a short room reverb on the lead. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding harmonic warmth and atmospheric space, built on suspended chords, leaving a nostalgic and hazy atmosphere.

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What the analysis found

Bass instrument
electric bass
Bassline style
root-note anchored
Tempo
150
Chords
suspended
Cymbals
sparse dark cymbals
Energy
high
Atmosphere
nostalgic and hazy
Genre
drum and bass
Second genre
lo-fi hip hop
Harmonic instrument
warm analog pads
Harmonic style
fingerpicked
Lead instrument
a lead synth
Lead style
building through repetition
Mixing style
lo-fi and saturated
Mood
brooding
Percussion
a programmed drum machine
Rhythmic style
half-time
Snare
rimshot-forward
Sonic focus
harmonic warmth
Secondary focus
atmospheric space
Space
a short room reverb
Structure
loop-based with dynamic drops
Textural detail
subtle bitcrush

About this page

This is an independent acoustic analysis. Tempo and key are measured from the audio; instrumentation and production characteristics are classified against a fixed vocabulary. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes, and no lyrics from it are stored. The measurements and classifications are automated estimates, so use them as a starting point and trust your ears.

Planetary Records is not affiliated with Aphex Twin. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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