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On Some Faraway Beach by Brian Eno

On Some Faraway Beach by Brian Eno runs at 100 BPM in the key of E minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Measured

Tempo
100 BPM
Key
E minor
Length
4:36
Genre
indie rock
Mood
tender
Vocals
Vocal

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The prompt

A tender indie rock track with high energy and a swung feel at 100 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a clap-layered snare and sparse dark cymbals. Clean electric guitar carries the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A warm male vocal delivers a layered in close harmony performance. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a wide stereo chorus on the vocal. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding melodic lead and vocal clarity, built on suspended chords, leaving a tense and coiled atmosphere.

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What the analysis found

Bass instrument
electric bass
Bassline style
root-note anchored
Tempo
100
Chords
suspended
Cymbals
sparse dark cymbals
Energy
high
Atmosphere
tense and coiled
Genre
indie rock
Harmonic instrument
clean electric guitar
Harmonic style
fingerpicked
Mixing style
lo-fi and saturated
Mood
tender
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
swung
Snare
clap-layered
Sonic focus
melodic lead
Secondary focus
vocal clarity
Space
a wide stereo chorus
Structure
intro-verse-chorus-outro
Textural detail
subtle bitcrush
Vocal style
layered in close harmony
Vocal
a warm male vocal

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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 Brian Eno. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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