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Paradise Circus by Massive Attack

Paradise Circus by Massive Attack runs at 136 BPM in the key of D# major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Measured

Tempo
136 BPM
Key
D# major
Length
4:58
Genre
lo-fi hip hop
Mood
wistful
Vocals
Instrumental

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The prompt

A wistful lo-fi hip hop track blending ambient with high energy and a swung feel at 136 BPM. The low end is sub bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a brushed snare and sparse dark cymbals. Grand piano carries the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A grand piano 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 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
sub bass
Bassline style
root-note anchored
Tempo
136
Chords
suspended
Cymbals
sparse dark cymbals
Energy
high
Atmosphere
calm and settled
Genre
lo-fi hip hop
Second genre
ambient
Harmonic instrument
grand piano
Harmonic style
fingerpicked
Lead instrument
a grand piano
Lead style
building through repetition
Mixing style
lo-fi and saturated
Mood
wistful
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
swung
Snare
brushed
Sonic focus
harmonic warmth
Secondary focus
atmospheric space
Space
a dub-style tape delay
Structure
intro-verse-chorus-outro
Textural detail
analog hiss

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 Massive Attack. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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