Playlist cover art

The Syllabus

@edbehere
·
31 songs
4:43Song Image
Mycelium vs Mainframe — organic x digital Conscious hip-hop, 92 BPM, E minor, Primary motif: fingerpicked nylon-guitar ostinato + upright bass slides, tight rimshot snare, Subtle granular field recordings (subway hum morphing into forest night) side-chained to the groove, Airy choir “ahhs” bloom in the hook, Vocal: measured, teacher-poet cadence with punchy internal rhyme, Hook lyric (repeat): “Underground networks still outthink your feed, ” Bridge adds soft hand percussion (cajón/shaker) and bioluminescent-style arps, No Auto-Tune, tasteful plate reverb, Arrangement: 2-bar count-in → 16V / 8H / 16V / 8H / 8B / 8H
3:46Song Image
Sunrise March — calm but militant Rap – Conscious hip-hop, 88 BPM, E minor, Fingerpicked nylon-guitar ostinato + warm pads; earthy boom-bap (rimshot snare, soft kick), light cajón/shaker, Sub-bass supportive, not aggressive, Vocal: steady, grounded teacher-warrior cadence, clear consonants, minimal ad-libs, Hook (half-sung): “Eyes to the East, signal in the sky, ” Arrangement: 2-bar guitar intro → 16V / 8H / 16V / 8H / 8-bar outro (guitar + pad swell), Mix: open highs, centered vocal, wide guitar, subtle plate reverb
3:25Song Image
Scalpels & Stitches — necessary grit Rap – Conscious boom-bap, 88 BPM, A minor, Tremolo nylon riff over punchy kick/snare; floor tom swells into downbeats; soft cello pad for weight, Vocal: assertive street-sermon; emphasize medical metaphors, Hook (gang vox): “Necessary grit or greed in a lab coat?” with echo answer “draw the line, ” Break: “Dialogue in 4/4—question, pause, admit” over metronome click + rim only, then full beat slam, Arrangement: 2I / 16V1 / 8H / 16V2 / 8B (click-only) / 16V3 / 8H / 4O (cello pad + guitar), Mix: parallel drum comp, vocal up front; tame 200–300 Hz mud
2:54Song Image
storytelling hiphop/rap - male whispered hook reminiscent hip-hop psychedelic backing peacefully uplifting gritty raps with rough yells finger-picked nylon guitar loop subtle cumbia swing
2:57Song Image
storytelling hiphop/rap - male whispered hook reminiscent hip-hop psychedelic backing peacefully uplifting gritty raps with rough yells finger-picked nylon guitar loop subtle cumbia swing
3:24Song Image
Reminiscent hip-hop with two nylon guitars panned L/R trading licks, finger-picked ostinato vs, melodic flourishes; boom-bap drums, light guacharaca, Scanner beeps ride the clave (3-3-2), coin-spin and receipt-tear for transitions; whispered hook floats above
2:39Song Image
Rap — 92 BPM; finger-picked Spanish nylon guitar loop + dusty kick/snare; low didgeridoo drone as sub-bass; Afro-Colombian tambora + palmas lift the hook; subtle tape-echo ad-libs (Sp/En); uplifting-gritty
4:42Song Image
Story-telling conscious hip-hop (male) · swing-triplet boom-bap drums · finger-picked nylon-guitar loop in 6/8 · dusty Rhodes chords drenched in tape-echo · sung hook · verses male rap with occasional rough yells · psychedelic pads swell behind each chorus · peaceful, uplifting finish, spanish numbers yelled
4:08Song Image
Rap “Boom-bap in a rainforest observatory” – Warm, Spanish-nylon finger-style loops chopped like vintage vinyl; 90 BPM dusty kick-snare pocket; airy Mellotron flutes and tape-echo sitar swells drifting across the stereo field
2:37Song Image
finger picked nylon guitar melodies gritty male raps psychedelic backing
4:43Song Image
psychedelic hip-hop, whispered male hook, gritty poetic rap verses, nylon string guitar loop, analog textures, subtle swing-triplet rhythm, cosmic synth pads, vinyl crackle, spoken word fragments, warm lo-fi compression
4:06Song Image
“Dark-to-light narrative beatscape” Start with whispered vocal space over muted nylon plucks, side-chained to a minimal kick; transition into moody East-Coast boom-bap with analogue-warm bass; evolve into airy cooperative sections with Rhodes chords, brushed drums, and upright bass; close with cinematic Mellotron layers, granular delay swells, and a fade into reverb-washed nylon
4:54Song Image
Rap/spoken-word, Spanish-nylon guitar riffs over hemiola palmas; dusty boom-bap with snare hits, Hook widens to frame tribal drums
5:17Song Image
90 BPM rap/spoken-word, Spanish-nylon fingerpicking in Fibonacci phrase lengths (1–1–2–3–5–8 bars) with a tempo-synced golden-ratio delay (≈1, 618× step), Dusty boom-bap; snare accents mapped to primes (2, 3, 5, 7) across a 2-bar grid, Hook widens to frame drums + didgeridoo drone; sharp harmonic stabs land on “3, 7, 12”, “72”, and a sub-drop at “25, 920
4:12Song Image
Rap/spoken-word, Spanish-nylon guitar riffs over hemiola palmas; dusty boom-bap with snare hits, Hook widens to frame tribal drums
3:08Song Image
Trippy lofi-psychedelic rap saga · slow swaggering swing groove · nylon guitar arpeggio · deep 808s · chorus delivered in a breathy half-whisper, drenched in reverse reverb, gritty spoken-word ad-libs · euphoric synth washes rise at every hook
3:02Song Image
Psychedelic boom bap beat with finger-picked nylon guitar loops and mellow vinyl crackle, Whispered hook with filtered vocals, verses delivered in a gritty, conscious rap tone, Bassline swings with jazz triplet rhythm, layered with soft synth pads and reversed textures to simulate a dream-state, Flow builds into rhythmic stutter steps and lyrical switch-ups
4:24Song Image
“Rap – Nectar of the Mycelial Mind” 88 BPM boom-bap drums with brushed snares; finger-picked nylon-guitar loop soaked in spring reverb; shimmering hand-pan chords and deep didgeridoo drones weaving a subterranean pulse; soft wind-chime swells and distant rainforest-field recordings; verses glide between hushed delivery and gritty proclamations while trippy tape-echo trails swirl in the stereo field
4:27Song Image
88 BPM Boom-Bap + Spanish Nylon Storytelling hip-hop/rap (male baritone), dense internal rhyme; whispered hook, Finger-picked Spanish nylon guitar loop with golden-ratio slapback (≈1, 618x), dusty tape hiss, crate-digger drums; snares emphasise primes (2-3-5-7) over 2 bars, Foley: barcode beeps, receipt-printer ticks, clipboard flips, Mood: reflective, gritty, critique of KPI tunnel vision (“Goodhart check”)
2:53Song Image
gritty rap, male finger picked nylon guitar melodies psychedelic backing deep 808s peaceful and transformative
4:18Song Image
Psychedelic boom-bap with glitch-hop transitions – nylon guitar harmonics and ambient rainforest field recordings layered over dusty 92BPM drums; flow switch into glitchy trip-hop with granular synth textures and swelling Mellotron pads; final section adds jazzy organ, live bass, and soft brushed drums for a warm, organic outro, Vocals: intricate internal rhymes, philosophical depth, cosmic imagery, and tech–nature fusion metaphors
5:10Song Image
“Paradox Vessel” Rap/spoken-word over nylon guitar arpeggios, slightly detuned for a weathered, sea-beaten tone, Slow boom-bap drums with brushed snares like rope striking mast, Subtle creaks of wood, distant gulls, and waves folded into the percussion, Upright bass warm and tide-like, Vocal delivery reflective, internal-rhyme dense, narrating the paradox of Theseus’ Ship
4:24Song Image
“Broken Calendar Cipher” 88 BPM rap/spoken-word, Dusty boom-bap with nylon guitar arpeggios doubled by kalimba plucks, Sparse tick-tock clock sample panned left, reversed chime on bar 4, Kick/snare steady, hi-hats with ghost notes, Hook opens with airy choir pad and bowed glass, Vocal space: dry in verse, spring reverb in hook, Theme: fractured calendars, Roman distortions, false primes
3:43Song Image
Cinematic boom-bap rap beat with layered nylon guitar evolving across sections from delicate plucked intro to aggressive flamenco-style riff in the hook, Tribal low drums, subtle war-horn brass, and dusty vinyl ambience, Calm but militant rap, Tempo ~88 BPM, Gritty analog saturation, minimal reverb, Theme: rebellion rising beneath empire marble, (Mood: slow-burn revolution, acoustic-grit hybrid)
3:17Song Image
Slow–medium tempo contemplative hip-hop, Nylon guitar riffs with reverb, Deep didgeridoo drone underneath, Minimal drums, soft kick, crisp hat patterns, Flow switches between relaxed spoken-word cadence and tighter multisyllabic rap, Atmospheric, reflective, mystical mood, Slight echo on vocals, intimate delivery
3:17Song Image
Cosmic metaphysical rap with internal rhymes and flow switches, poetic multisyllabic style but simulation aesthetics—glitchy pads, sci-fi ambience, and philosophical delivery, Tone is reflective, prophetic, digitally haunted, Includes spanish guitar flourishes, warm bass
2:48Song Image
"Sanguine March" 90 BPM rap/spoken-word — dusty boom-bap drums with syncopated acoustic guitar strums (no arpeggios), Muted-string slaps mimic marching cadence; deep sub-bass swells like distant thunder, Baritone vocal, intimate mic feel, layered harmonies on the hook, Mood: solemn bravery, introspective duty
4:09Song Image
Intelligent, defiant boom-bap with coastal-noir energy, waves grinding down institutional façades, 92–94 BPM, Drums: crisp boom-bap kit, tight hats, subtle ghost notes; minimal fills highlighting signal flow changes, Bass: smooth, elastic, rolling, walking low-end—undertow feel, Guitar: fingerpicked coastal motifs and clean electric swells used sparingly between lines, Atmosphere: distant surf and air, wave swell rising briefly into the hook, Vocal: calm, authoritative male delivery; sharp diction, restrained aggression, Flows: reflective half-time → steady pocket → rapid multisyllabic strike → half-time landing, Hook: short, stark, percussive—spoken or chanted, not melodic
6:02Song Image
conscious hip-hop, nylor guitar flourishes and melody, heavy 808 walking sub-bass, stripped percussion with occasional hemiola fills, strategic silence and breathing space between bars, slight australian accent (male rapper), UK grime meets underground US conscious rap energy
3:24Song Image
hypnotic conscious rap with deep pocketed flow and deliberate flow switches, Verses are calm, grounded, and rhythmically precise, sitting behind the beat with subtle swing, Instrumentation is earthy and ancient: a sub-heavy, warm bass that feels organic rather than synthetic; a steady didgeridoo drone acting as a tonal spine, breathing and pulsing beneath the rhythm; tranquil pagan-style acoustic guitar with open tunings, finger-picked patterns, and natural reverb, slight australian accent (male rapper), UK grime meets underground US conscious rap energy
4:35Song Image
Live session hip-hop, plucked upright bass walking line, nylon string guitar flourishes, brushed snare with boom-bap kick pattern, subtle didgeridoo hum, psychedelic tape delay on vocals, reverse reverb swells between verses, male rapper laid-back delivery slight Australian accent, 88 BPM, meditative groove, octopus-fluid rhythm shifts