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Electric Counterpoint by Steve Reich

Electric Counterpoint by Steve Reich runs at 97 BPM in the key of G major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics for Suno without naming the record.

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Measured

Tempo
97 BPM
Key
G major
Length
4:30
Genre
folk
Mood
serene
Vocals
Instrumental

Suno prompt

A serene folk track with driving energy and a half-time feel at 97 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a clap-layered snare and sizzling cymbals. Clean electric guitar carries the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows loop-based with dynamic drops. An electric guitar leads, building through repetition. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a dub-style tape delay on the lead. Mixed in a clean and spacious style, foregrounding melodic lead and low-end weight, built on lush ninth and eleventh chords, leaving a nostalgic and hazy atmosphere.

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What the analysis found

Bass instrument
electric bass
Bassline style
root-note anchored
Tempo
97
Chords
lush ninth and eleventh
Cymbals
sizzling cymbals
Energy
driving
Atmosphere
nostalgic and hazy
Genre
folk
Harmonic instrument
clean electric guitar
Harmonic style
fingerpicked
Lead instrument
an electric guitar
Lead style
building through repetition
Mixing style
clean and spacious
Mood
serene
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
half-time
Snare
clap-layered
Sonic focus
melodic lead
Secondary focus
low-end weight
Space
a dub-style tape delay
Structure
loop-based with dynamic drops
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 Steve Reich. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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