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L'enfer by Stromae

L'enfer by Stromae runs at 88 BPM in the key of D minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Analysis facts

Tempo
88 BPM
Key
D minor
Length
3:10
Genre
synth-pop
Mood
tender
Vocals
Vocal

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The prompt

A tender synth-pop track with explosive energy and a broken-beat feel at 88 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under a programmed drum machine with a clap-layered snare and sparse dark cymbals. Grand piano carries the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows verse-chorus with a bridge. A warm male vocal delivers a restrained and conversational performance. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a wide stereo chorus on the vocal. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding harmonic warmth and atmospheric space, 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
88
Chords
chromatic and shifting
Cymbals
sparse dark cymbals
Energy
explosive
Atmosphere
tense and coiled
Genre
synth-pop
Harmonic instrument
grand piano
Harmonic style
fingerpicked
Mixing style
lo-fi and saturated
Mood
tender
Percussion
a programmed drum machine
Rhythmic style
broken-beat
Snare
clap-layered
Sonic focus
harmonic warmth
Secondary focus
atmospheric space
Space
a wide stereo chorus
Structure
verse-chorus with a bridge
Textural detail
subtle bitcrush
Vocal style
restrained and conversational
Vocal
a warm male vocal

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

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