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Paradise City: Dark Side of the Moon

Playlist for the novel series Paradise City (DSOM is the first installment), free on Royal Road and Scribble Hub
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Style: Alternative pop, electropop, Eurotrance, Synth, deep base, spy chord, slow and heavy like a dirge, hypnotic, cinematic, Voice: microtonal, ASMR, plaintive, painful, regrets
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male lead, gravely voice, smoker voice
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Genre: Hyperpop, cyber-electronica, Kawaii Metal, Bubblegum Bass, J-Pop, Vibe: Manic, sickly sweet, relentlessly upbeat, artificial, hypnotic, Instrumentation: Fast-paced synthesized harpsichord, aggressive trap hi-hats, heavy distorted guitars mixed brightly, chiptune sound effects, orchestral stabs, Vocals: High-pitched female vocals, heavy autotune, group chanting, enthusiastic spoken word sections, Tempo: 175 BPM
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Instrumentation: A slow-paced electric guitar, The melody should be simple and contemplative, with plenty of space between the notes, creating a feeling of calm and stillness, Vocal Style: A gravelly voice is delivered as a soft, intimate murmur, Quiet, unadorned contentment, Gravely, old, smoker's, tired, cracking voice, baritone-bass Low-fi
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120bpm Agressively major key, joyous heroics Gallop rhythm, Epic, Simple arrangements, Choral harmonizing, courtly heroism Joyous Drinking banquet Choral of braves, a call and response type of song, with martial elements, It's a choral of drinking knights similar to the old French song Chevaliers de la table ronde, Live in a banquet hall, Brass section, trumpets, French horns, and clarions, Minimalist orchestration only accents, focuses on the choral, avoid wordless vocalizations, Well pronounced, ‑pop, ‑solo, ‑synth, ‑polka, ‑baroque pop, ‑cut words
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Genre: thrash metal with punk elements Tempo 170–195 BPM; D standard or Drop C, Riffs: downpicked straight-8ths, two-note power chords, octave hits, pick scrapes; Bass: plectrum, dirty, glued to kick, Drums: D-beat verses; open crash choruses; halftime stomp bridge, Vocals: shouted sing-speak, dry, forward; gang shouts on slogans Clear, perfectly enunciated lyrics, ‑changing lyrics, ‑gibberish
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French rap, low-energy (85 BPM), vibraphone-style synth, jazzy undertones, soft kick + brushed snare swells, ‑Banquette arrière
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Mixes West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, and pop rap genres, characterized by dark, sombre, and existential lyrical themes, Minor key
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Punk Rock Riot, Female lead signer, fast, angry, jubilatory, wild, energetic, crunchy guitar
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Seattle Grunge, moody, heavy, metal, older singer, gritty, old man, deep voice, raspy gravelly slurred voice, minor key, slow, angry
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bluesy jazz you would hear in a speakeasy, sultry, piano, hand-plucked contrabass, drum, trumpet, Velvetty, sexy, smoky, mocking, amused, condescending tone, 95 bpm, minor key, Whimsical and capricious diva attitude Jazz ensemble, ‑samba, ‑tango, ‑latin, ‑pop
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Old-school West Coast lowrider bounce with modern polish, ~92 BPM, swung hi-hats, rubbery sub-bass, tight 808-style kick + crisp clap on 2/4, Funky clean guitar stabs and occasional talkbox doubling on the words “Sandy Pleasures / measure your leisure, ” Add a tiny shop bell “ding” one-shot to punctuate chorus lines, Verse groove stays minimal and head-noddy; leave space for the narrative
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Slow tempo, emo, deep alto voice, female lead, metronome marking the time in the background, creating an angst and a sense of time wasted, constant metronome sound on the time signature, Frustration, impatience, aggressive, self-deprecating, weary, driving drum, reluctant signer
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Spaghetti Western, 80s cartoon intro, male smoker voice, clear lyrics
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low, sparse, industrial blues, A single, heavily distorted, mournful guitar line, a gravely, painful voice, The percussion is slow, heavy, and doesn't hold the beat quite right, Almost spoken-word growl, full of weariness and a deep, buried sadness
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Instruments: classical orchestra, Gravitas, heavy, driving timpani, droning synth, tubular bells, supporting brass section Voices: polyphonic Bulgarian open-throated harmonies choir, in the style of an ancient ritual of cosmic rebirth, The sound should blend traditional Eastern European vocal techniques and dissonant intervals, This is a choral invocation of the Universe itself becoming aware — birthing sentience through human beings, awakening inert matter, and shaping it in the image of thought, Stylistic elements: Modal harmony (Dorian) to invoke a sense of the primal and the sacred, Dense vocal textures, using drones, parallel dissonances, and layered canons to suggest ancient power rising, Instrumentation orchestral: low drones, resonant drums, or metallic overtones — used sparingly to support the voice, Slow, deliberate tempo, like the pacing of a ceremony, with space for breath and resonance, Voices should sound raw and organic, favouring natural imperfection over polish
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80's cartoon intro song, corny, over the top, dynamic, aggressive
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Vocal Prompt: "male vocalist with a melancholic, anxious but slow delivery, precise microtonal inflections or unsettling pitch bends, poetic and introspective, mature man falsetto, cracking smoker voice" Music Prompt: "slow, pondering art-rock band with a discrete post-punk twist, synth, tonal harmonies creating tension with the vocals, Overall mood: anxiety, decay, melancholic, minor key" e, ‑pop
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Vocal Prompt: "Female vocalist with a melancholic, anxious delivery, precise microtonal inflections or unsettling pitch bends, poetic and introspective lyrics, similar to Chen Sijiang of Hiperson but with a cyberpunk edge, " Music Prompt: "Post-punk band with driving bass, angular guitars, steady metronomic drums, Western tonal harmonies creating tension with the vocals, Overall mood: persistent anxiety, urban decay, melancholic futurism, "
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Paso Doble, D minor, Passionate, serious, gravelly smoker voice, male signer, acoustic, nylon-string guitar lead, melancholic
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Punk Rock Riot, Female lead singer, fast, angry, jubilatory, wild, energetic, noisy guitar
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Baroque pop Ballad, harpsichord, orchestral, downbeat, gravitas, minor key, chorus, Regal, clean
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Shock Rock, glitch-core, tonality neutral screamed heavy distorted robot voice, minor key with chromatic elements, pressing, wanting, hostile
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Noise-Pop Rock, Grunge, Female vocalist, minor key, heavy guitar
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Ambient Trance, dreamy, female lead, echoes, minimalist percussion, minor key, mildly energetic, growing intensity, Polyphony, layered synth
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Seattle Grunge, moody, heavy, metal, older singer, gritty, old man, deep voice, raspy gravelly slurred voice, minor key, slow, angry
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traditional Chinese, older Alto woman signer, Erhu, Guzheng, Dizi, Pipa
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Ambient Trance, dreamy, female lead, echoes, minimalist percussion, minor key, mildly energetic, growing intensity, Polyphony, layered synth, ‑heavy drum
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Melancholic, Acoustic guitar and harmonica, Blues, Folk, and Country Ballad, female vocalist
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Industrial rock with electro, male voice robotic distortions and heavy reverb, minor key
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1950's country jazz commercial jingle
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Minimal Techno with Vocal Distortion, Harmonic Minor with Chromatic Elements
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Nu Metal, Alternative metal, lyrical and mournful initially then alternate with hard parts, minor key, female vocalist
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Low bpm Trance mixed with some Nu metal accents, minor key, melancholic, High pitched turn tableism giving a feeling of spin and repetition during the chorus, Rubbery Base, Low tuned etheral electric guitar, Etheral synth, Voice: Microtonal, airy, heavy breathing, ASMR, echo distortions
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open with a grand piano, a high-pitched dissonant ostinato maintained for the whole song, Alto Female signer, sensual, cinematic alternative rock pop, G major, melancholic, suspenseful, rising tension, James Bond theme, swelling, dissonances followed by musical resolves, French horns supported by a brass section, Masterful, tense, epic, professional editing for a full surround cinema experience, overwhelming
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Symphonic Metal, Classically formed opera singer
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60s hypnotic psychedelic rock, minor key, sitar, female vocalist ASMR, depressive, electric guitar, drum kit
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92 BPM, minor key, microtonal voice, anxious delivery, alternative-psychedelic-garage rock "soft-loud" dynamic, moving from a hypnotic, mellow verse to an explosive, fuzzy chorus, Vibe: The track is characterized by a dark, atmospheric tone with elements of 60s garage rock and 90s alternative, Guitar Tone: To replicate the sound, use a Fender Mustang or Telecaster through a Vox AC30, Key pedals include a Big Muff for the chorus fuzz and a chorus or reverb pedal (like the Afterneath) for the spacey verses
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clear and clean lyrics, aggressive military march nu-metal
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anthemic-shock-rock with elements of goth-rock, Minor key, the singer has a predatory, jubilatory swagger with a hint of self-mockery, while the music shows dramatic tension, urgency and anxiety, The voice is overly dramatic, The lead guitar during the intro feels like a warning siren, lush composition, Dramatic, powerful, Pipe organ synth, dual electric guitars, Light reverb distortion, Electric guitar Virtuoso
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Alto older female signer, E minor, alternative rock pop, melancholic, suspenseful, cinematic, slow
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Exclusively two acoustic guitars with equal stage presence to a SIMULTANEOUS harmonizing duet, Clean smoker voice, protest song, minor key, anxiety, broken heart, sad skillful voice, sad voice, slow-paced, backup singer doubling the voice as a duet of intuitive harmonies, live performance, rich constant harmonics, polyphony, 88 bpm, deep echoes, exterior scene
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microtonal harmonics, a mix of Eurotrance and Darkwave, Choir les mystères des voix bulgares, Gated reverb, supersaw competing against a hoover, hypnotic, Extra rubbery base, Driving heavy kick drum, Disharmonies resolving into harmonies for the singer's voice, Ethereal ASMR voice with hard breathing of exhaustion, Polyphonic, syncopated, 120 bpm, interweaved competing melodies, tense like a chase, Gravitas, cinematic
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[Style: Heavily microtonal, Psychedelic rock, with baroque accents] [Instrumentation: Cathedral Pipe Organ, Electric-Sitar, trailing drum] [Vocals: Ethereal, Close-Mic, ASMR, Whispers, Melancholic, ] Slow, hypnotic, tragic, dreamscapes, General ambiance of solemn liturgy about the profanation of the divine, ‑electric guitar, ‑base, ‑glitch