Chase the Devil by Lee "Scratch" Perry
Chase the Devil by Lee "Scratch" Perry runs at 154 BPM in the key of A major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Measured
- Tempo
- 154 BPM
- Key
- A major
- Length
- 3:20
- Genre
- reggae
- Mood
- brooding
- Vocals
- Instrumental
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The prompt
A brooding reggae track with high energy and a syncopated feel at 154 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a brushed snare and washy crash-led cymbals. Organ carries the harmony, rhythmic stabs. 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 open and dynamic style, foregrounding atmospheric space and low-end weight, built on chromatic and shifting 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
- 154
- Chords
- chromatic and shifting
- Cymbals
- washy crash-led cymbals
- Energy
- high
- Atmosphere
- tense and coiled
- Genre
- reggae
- Harmonic instrument
- organ
- Harmonic style
- rhythmic stabs
- Lead instrument
- a lead synth
- Lead style
- building through repetition
- Mixing style
- open and dynamic
- Mood
- brooding
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- syncopated
- Snare
- brushed
- Sonic focus
- atmospheric space
- 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 are measured from the audio; instrumentation and production characteristics are classified against a fixed vocabulary. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes, and no lyrics from it are stored. The measurements and classifications are automated estimates, so use them as a starting point and trust your ears.
Planetary Records is not affiliated with Lee "Scratch" Perry. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.
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