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Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins runs at 90 BPM in the key of D major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Measured

Tempo
90 BPM
Key
D major
Length
3:51
Genre
shoegaze
Mood
tender
Vocals
Vocal

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The prompt

A tender shoegaze track with high energy and a syncopated feel at 90 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a clap-layered snare and shimmering open hats. Warm analog pads carry the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A full-voiced female vocal delivers a layered in close harmony performance. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a wide stereo chorus on the vocal. Mixed in a clean and spacious style, foregrounding melodic lead and vocal clarity, built on lush ninth and eleventh 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
90
Chords
lush ninth and eleventh
Cymbals
shimmering open hats
Energy
high
Atmosphere
tense and coiled
Genre
shoegaze
Harmonic instrument
warm analog pads
Harmonic style
fingerpicked
Mixing style
clean and spacious
Mood
tender
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
syncopated
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 full-voiced female vocal

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 Cocteau Twins. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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