By This River by Brian Eno
By This River by Brian Eno runs at 133 BPM in the key of G minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 133 BPM
- Key
- G minor
- Length
- 3:03
- Genre
- ambient
- Mood
- serene
- Vocals
- Instrumental
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The prompt
A serene ambient track with steady energy and a half-time feel at 133 BPM. The low end is fretless bass playing root-note anchored, under a brushed jazz kit with a tight and dry snare and sparse dark cymbals. Grand piano carries the harmony, swelling and cinematic. The arrangement follows loop-based with dynamic drops. A grand piano leads, carrying the melody in long phrases. Analog hiss adds texture, with a wide stereo chorus 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 calm and settled atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- fretless bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 133
- Chords
- lush ninth and eleventh
- Cymbals
- sparse dark cymbals
- Energy
- steady
- Atmosphere
- calm and settled
- Genre
- ambient
- Harmonic instrument
- grand piano
- Harmonic style
- swelling and cinematic
- Lead instrument
- a grand piano
- Lead style
- carrying the melody in long phrases
- Mixing style
- clean and spacious
- Mood
- serene
- Percussion
- a brushed jazz kit
- Rhythmic style
- half-time
- Snare
- tight and dry
- Sonic focus
- harmonic warmth
- Secondary focus
- atmospheric space
- Space
- a wide stereo chorus
- Structure
- loop-based with dynamic drops
- 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 Brian Eno. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.