Funky Kingston by Toots & The Maytals
Funky Kingston by Toots & The Maytals runs at 98 BPM in the key of F# major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Measured
- Tempo
- 98 BPM
- Key
- F# major
- Length
- 4:56
- Genre
- reggae
- Mood
- triumphant
- Vocals
- Vocal
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The prompt
A triumphant reggae track with high energy and a syncopated feel at 98 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a tight and dry snare and sizzling cymbals. Clean electric guitar carries the harmony, rhythmic stabs. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A gritty male vocal delivers a smooth and melismatic performance. Vinyl crackle adds texture, with a slapback delay on the vocal. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding vocal clarity and low-end weight, built on simple triad 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
- 98
- Chords
- simple triad
- Cymbals
- sizzling cymbals
- Energy
- high
- Atmosphere
- tense and coiled
- Genre
- reggae
- Harmonic instrument
- clean electric guitar
- Harmonic style
- rhythmic stabs
- Mixing style
- lo-fi and saturated
- Mood
- triumphant
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- syncopated
- Snare
- tight and dry
- Sonic focus
- vocal clarity
- Secondary focus
- low-end weight
- Space
- a slapback delay
- Structure
- intro-verse-chorus-outro
- Textural detail
- vinyl crackle
- Vocal style
- smooth and melismatic
- Vocal
- a gritty 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.
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