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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.

Measured

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

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

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