Dayvan Cowboy by Boards of Canada
Dayvan Cowboy by Boards of Canada runs at 85 BPM in the key of F# major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 85 BPM
- Key
- F# major
- Length
- 5:00
- Genre
- ambient
- Mood
- serene
- Vocals
- Instrumental
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The prompt
A serene ambient track blending post-rock with high energy and a broken-beat feel at 85 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a brushed snare and sparse dark cymbals. Warm analog pads carry the harmony, sustained and washy. The arrangement follows a slow linear build. 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 melodic lead and low-end weight, built on suspended chords, leaving a euphoric and open atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- electric bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 85
- Chords
- suspended
- Cymbals
- sparse dark cymbals
- Energy
- high
- Atmosphere
- euphoric and open
- Genre
- ambient
- Second genre
- post-rock
- Harmonic instrument
- warm analog pads
- Harmonic style
- sustained and washy
- Lead instrument
- a lead synth
- Lead style
- building through repetition
- Mixing style
- lo-fi and saturated
- Mood
- serene
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- broken-beat
- Snare
- brushed
- Sonic focus
- melodic lead
- Secondary focus
- low-end weight
- Space
- a dub-style tape delay
- Structure
- a slow linear build
- Textural detail
- analog hiss
About this page
This is an independent acoustic analysis. Tempo and key use acoustic measurement; descriptor claims use the commercially cleared classifier recorded with this analysis. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes. This page does not reproduce its lyrics. This analysis has not been checked by a person. Tempo, key, and genre come straight from the software, so treat them as a starting point and trust your ears.
Planetary Records is not affiliated with Boards of Canada. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.