1/2 by Brian Eno
1/2 by Brian Eno runs at 65 BPM in the key of F minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 65 BPM
- Key
- F minor
- Length
- 12:07
- Genre
- ambient
- Mood
- serene
- Vocals
- Instrumental
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The prompt
A serene ambient track with low energy and a broken-beat feel at 65 BPM. The low end is sub bass playing root-note anchored, under minimal electronic percussion with a tight and dry snare and sparse dark cymbals. Grand piano carries the harmony, sustained and washy. The arrangement follows a slow linear build. A grand piano leads, carrying the melody in long phrases. Reversed swells add texture, with a short room reverb on the lead. Mixed in a clean and spacious style, foregrounding harmonic warmth and atmospheric space, built on lush ninth and eleventh chords, leaving a nostalgic and hazy atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- sub bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 65
- Chords
- lush ninth and eleventh
- Cymbals
- sparse dark cymbals
- Energy
- low
- Atmosphere
- nostalgic and hazy
- Genre
- ambient
- Harmonic instrument
- grand piano
- Harmonic style
- sustained and washy
- Lead instrument
- a grand piano
- Lead style
- carrying the melody in long phrases
- Mixing style
- clean and spacious
- Mood
- serene
- Percussion
- minimal electronic percussion
- Rhythmic style
- broken-beat
- Snare
- tight and dry
- Sonic focus
- harmonic warmth
- Secondary focus
- atmospheric space
- Space
- a short room reverb
- Structure
- a slow linear build
- Textural detail
- reversed swells
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 Brian Eno. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.