Tha by Aphex Twin
Tha by Aphex Twin runs at 133 BPM in the key of E major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Measured
- Tempo
- 133 BPM
- Key
- E major
- Length
- 9:07
- Genre
- ambient
- Mood
- hypnotic
- Vocals
- Instrumental
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The prompt
A hypnotic ambient track blending techno with high energy and a swung feel at 133 BPM. The low end is analog synth bass playing root-note anchored, under a programmed drum machine with a brushed snare and shimmering open hats. Warm analog pads carry the harmony, rhythmic stabs. The arrangement follows loop-based with dynamic drops. A lead synth leads, building through repetition. Analog hiss adds texture, with a dub-style tape delay on the lead. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding rhythmic drive and atmospheric space, built on suspended chords, leaving a warm and enveloping atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- analog synth bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 133
- Chords
- suspended
- Cymbals
- shimmering open hats
- Energy
- high
- Atmosphere
- warm and enveloping
- Genre
- ambient
- Second genre
- techno
- Harmonic instrument
- warm analog pads
- Harmonic style
- rhythmic stabs
- Lead instrument
- a lead synth
- Lead style
- building through repetition
- Mixing style
- lo-fi and saturated
- Mood
- hypnotic
- Percussion
- a programmed drum machine
- Rhythmic style
- swung
- Snare
- brushed
- Sonic focus
- rhythmic drive
- Secondary focus
- atmospheric space
- Space
- a dub-style tape delay
- Structure
- loop-based with dynamic drops
- Textural detail
- analog hiss
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.