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Walking On Air by King Crimson

Walking On Air by King Crimson runs at 81 BPM in the key of E major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Analysis facts

Tempo
81 BPM
Key
E major
Length
4:38
Genre
post-rock
Mood
tender
Vocals
Instrumental

The prompt

A tender post-rock track with high energy and a broken-beat feel at 81 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a rimshot-forward snare and sparse dark cymbals. Clean electric guitar carries the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. An electric guitar 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 harmonic warmth and atmospheric space, built on suspended chords, leaving a calm and settled atmosphere.

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What the analysis found

Bass instrument
electric bass
Bassline style
root-note anchored
Tempo
81
Chords
suspended
Cymbals
sparse dark cymbals
Energy
high
Atmosphere
calm and settled
Genre
post-rock
Harmonic instrument
clean electric guitar
Harmonic style
fingerpicked
Lead instrument
an electric guitar
Lead style
building through repetition
Mixing style
lo-fi and saturated
Mood
tender
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
broken-beat
Snare
rimshot-forward
Sonic focus
harmonic warmth
Secondary focus
atmospheric space
Space
a dub-style tape delay
Structure
intro-verse-chorus-outro
Textural detail
subtle bitcrush

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