Tokyo / Vermont Counterpoint by Steve Reich
Tokyo / Vermont Counterpoint by Steve Reich runs at 154 BPM in the key of G major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 154 BPM
- Key
- G major
- Length
- 9:05
- Genre
- ambient
- Mood
- triumphant
- Vocals
- Instrumental
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The prompt
A triumphant ambient track with high energy and a half-time feel at 154 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under hand percussion with a rimshot-forward 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. Granular shimmer adds texture, with a dub-style tape delay on the lead. Mixed in a open and dynamic style, foregrounding melodic lead and low-end weight, built on lush ninth and eleventh 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
- 154
- Chords
- lush ninth and eleventh
- Cymbals
- shimmering open hats
- Energy
- high
- Atmosphere
- euphoric and open
- Genre
- ambient
- Harmonic instrument
- warm analog pads
- Harmonic style
- arpeggiated
- Lead instrument
- a lead synth
- Lead style
- building through repetition
- Mixing style
- open and dynamic
- Mood
- triumphant
- Percussion
- hand percussion
- Rhythmic style
- half-time
- Snare
- rimshot-forward
- Sonic focus
- melodic lead
- Secondary focus
- low-end weight
- Space
- a dub-style tape delay
- Structure
- loop-based with dynamic drops
- Textural detail
- granular shimmer
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 Steve Reich. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.