Sea, Swallow Me by Cocteau Twins
Sea, Swallow Me by Cocteau Twins runs at 162 BPM in the key of G major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 162 BPM
- Key
- G major
- Length
- 3:09
- Genre
- shoegaze
- Mood
- serene
- Vocals
- Instrumental
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The prompt
A serene shoegaze track blending ambient with driving energy and a syncopated feel at 162 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, sustained and washy. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A lead synth leads, building through repetition. Subtle bitcrush 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 tense and coiled atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- electric bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 162
- Chords
- suspended
- Cymbals
- shimmering open hats
- Energy
- driving
- Atmosphere
- tense and coiled
- Genre
- shoegaze
- Second genre
- ambient
- 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
- syncopated
- Snare
- clap-layered
- Sonic focus
- melodic lead
- Secondary focus
- low-end weight
- Space
- a dub-style tape delay
- Structure
- intro-verse-chorus-outro
- Textural detail
- subtle bitcrush
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 Cocteau Twins. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.