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It's No Good by Depeche Mode

It's No Good by Depeche Mode runs at 98 BPM in the key of C minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Analysis facts

Tempo
98 BPM
Key
C minor
Length
5:59
Genre
synth-pop
Mood
brooding
Vocals
Instrumental

The prompt

A brooding synth-pop track blending ambient with explosive energy and a broken-beat feel at 98 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a brushed snare and shimmering open hats. Warm analog pads carry the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A lead synth leads, building through repetition. Analog hiss 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 chromatic and shifting chords, leaving a euphoric and open atmosphere.

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What the analysis found

Bass instrument
electric bass
Bassline style
root-note anchored
Tempo
98
Chords
chromatic and shifting
Cymbals
shimmering open hats
Energy
explosive
Atmosphere
euphoric and open
Genre
synth-pop
Second genre
ambient
Harmonic instrument
warm analog pads
Harmonic style
fingerpicked
Lead instrument
a lead synth
Lead style
building through repetition
Mixing style
lo-fi and saturated
Mood
brooding
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
broken-beat
Snare
brushed
Sonic focus
melodic lead
Secondary focus
low-end weight
Space
a dub-style tape delay
Structure
intro-verse-chorus-outro
Textural detail
analog hiss

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