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Imagine by Jeff Mills

Imagine by Jeff Mills runs at 120 BPM in the key of C# major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Analysis facts

Tempo
120 BPM
Key
C# major
Length
5:40
Genre
techno
Mood
euphoric
Vocals
Instrumental

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The prompt

A euphoric techno track with high energy and a half-time feel at 120 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 a slow linear build. 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
120
Chords
chromatic and shifting
Cymbals
shimmering open hats
Energy
high
Atmosphere
euphoric and open
Genre
techno
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
euphoric
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
half-time
Snare
clap-layered
Sonic focus
melodic lead
Secondary focus
low-end weight
Space
a dub-style tape delay
Structure
a slow linear build
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.

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