Homing Device by Jeff Mills
Homing Device by Jeff Mills runs at 128 BPM in the key of G minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 128 BPM
- Key
- G minor
- Length
- 4:40
- Genre
- techno
- Mood
- hypnotic
- Vocals
- Instrumental
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The prompt
A hypnotic techno track with explosive energy and a straight four-on-the-floor feel at 128 BPM. The low end is analog synth bass playing root-note anchored, under a programmed drum machine with a brushed snare and shimmering open hats. Warm analog pads carry the harmony, arpeggiated. The arrangement follows loop-based with dynamic drops. 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 rhythmic drive and harmonic warmth, built on chromatic and shifting chords, leaving a euphoric and open atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- analog synth bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 128
- Chords
- chromatic and shifting
- Cymbals
- shimmering open hats
- Energy
- explosive
- Atmosphere
- euphoric and open
- Genre
- techno
- Harmonic instrument
- warm analog pads
- Harmonic style
- arpeggiated
- Lead instrument
- a lead synth
- Lead style
- building through repetition
- Mixing style
- lo-fi and saturated
- Mood
- hypnotic
- Percussion
- a programmed drum machine
- Rhythmic style
- straight four-on-the-floor
- Snare
- brushed
- Sonic focus
- rhythmic drive
- Secondary focus
- harmonic warmth
- Space
- a dub-style tape delay
- 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 Jeff Mills. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.