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Chase the Devil by Lee "Scratch" Perry

Chase the Devil by Lee "Scratch" Perry runs at 154 BPM in the key of A major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics for Suno without naming the record.

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Measured

Tempo
154 BPM
Key
A major
Length
3:20
Genre
reggae
Mood
brooding
Vocals
Instrumental

Suno prompt

A brooding reggae track with high energy and a syncopated feel at 154 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a brushed snare and washy crash-led cymbals. Organ carries the harmony, rhythmic stabs. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A lead synth leads, building through repetition. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a dub-style tape delay on the lead. Mixed in a open and dynamic style, foregrounding atmospheric space and low-end weight, 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
154
Chords
chromatic and shifting
Cymbals
washy crash-led cymbals
Energy
high
Atmosphere
tense and coiled
Genre
reggae
Harmonic instrument
organ
Harmonic style
rhythmic stabs
Lead instrument
a lead synth
Lead style
building through repetition
Mixing style
open and dynamic
Mood
brooding
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
syncopated
Snare
brushed
Sonic focus
atmospheric space
Secondary focus
low-end weight
Space
a dub-style tape delay
Structure
intro-verse-chorus-outro
Textural detail
subtle bitcrush

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.

Planetary Records is not affiliated with Lee "Scratch" Perry. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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