Reference atlas
Characteristic records, not a streaming catalog.
Each card is a reference profile the matcher knows: a shape of tempo, spectrum, and pulse standing in for a lane. They are original to this demo, not commercial releases. Run one to see how the studio classifies a known neighbor.
Techno · Electronic
Yard Line
Northline
Detroit · 2019 · Hypnotic
A reference for dry kicks and almost no midrange lyric.
Run this profileTechno · Electronic
Sodium
Kite Room
Berlin · 2022 · Severe
Darker and slower than peak-time, still clearly a grid.
Run this profileHouse · Electronic
Lemon Organ
Marlow Sisters
Chicago · 2016 · Warm
Organ stab and a swung hat — the house side of the electronic split.
Run this profileHouse · Electronic
Glass Evening
PIO
London · 2021 · Elegant
Vocal-chop house with a softer low end.
Run this profileDrum & Bass · Electronic
Rail 172
Sera Voss
Bristol · 2020 · Urgent
Liquid-leaning breaks used as the fast electronic anchor.
Run this profileDrum & Bass · Electronic
Switchback
Junction East
Auckland · 2023 · Aggressive
Heavier bass weight than the liquid reference.
Run this profileHip Hop · Rap
Second Shift
Ada Merc
Atlanta · 2018 · Measured
Boom-bap pocket. The voice would sit in the hole on beat three.
Run this profileHip Hop · Rap
Quiet Block
M. Pell
London · 2021 · Dry
Sparser and darker, still a rap tempo rather than a club tempo.
Run this profileTrap · Rap
Floor Model
Kids of June
Houston · 2022 · Heavy
Hat rolls and an 808 that is the melody.
Run this profileDrill · Rap
Slide Vote
Rook & Parish
London · 2023 · Tense
Sliding low end, fewer drums, more air between hits.
Run this profilePop · Pop
Saturday Cable
Lumen High
Los Angeles · 2020 · Bright
Chorus-first pop. The matcher uses it as the bright mid-tempo center.
Run this profilePop · Pop
Paper Crown
Nari Cole
Seoul · 2024 · Polished
Tighter and brighter, the pop lane when the production is maximal.
Run this profileR&B · Soul
Low Lamp
Imani Shore
Los Angeles · 2017 · Close
Quiet vocal, slow, warm. The midnight preset's neighbor.
Run this profileSoul · Soul
Velvet Math
The Halves
Philadelphia · 2015 · Human
A band playing together. Dynamics move more than the click does.
Run this profileIndie Rock · Rock
Borrowed Stairs
June Harbor
Melbourne · 2019 · Wry
Mid-tempo guitars, chorus in the room, not in a stadium.
Run this profileMetal · Rock
Redline Choir
Glass Antler
Gothenburg · 2018 · Dense
The high-gain anchor. If a demo is this bright and this fast, it lands here.
Run this profilePunk · Rock
Two Minutes Flat
Carpet Saints
Manchester · 2014 · Impatient
Short, bright, and unwilling to slow down.
Run this profileFolk · Acoustic
Orchard Road
H. Bell
Galway · 2016 · Open
Fingerpicked, lyric first, the microphone a little too honest.
Run this profileSinger-Songwriter · Acoustic
Tuesday Demo
Shirin Vale
Toronto · 2023 · Bare
Voice and guitar only. Used as the unreleased-song case the plan was written for.
Run this profileCountry · Acoustic
County Line
Mara Quinn
Nashville · 2019 · Plainspoken
Story chorus, modern sheen, still a country backbeat.
Run this profileJazz · Soul
Late Set
Trio Calder
Paris · 2012 · Restless
Acoustic trio. The swing lives in the dynamics, not a click.
Run this profileAmbient · Acoustic
Waiting Room
Field Static
Reykjavík · 2021 · Still
Almost no pulse. A picture editor could talk over the entire piece.
Run this profileLatin · Global
Mercado
Los Faroles
Mexico City · 2020 · Festive
Percussion-forward, sung chorus, made to move a room.
Run this profileAfrobeats · Global
Yellow Ferry
Kito Mare
Lagos · 2022 · Swaying
Log-drum pattern and a chorus built for a second voice.
Run this profileReggae · Global
One Drop Radio
Inez Clarke
Kingston · 2011 · Easy
Bass in front, guitar on the offbeat, no hurry.
Run this profileLo-fi · Electronic
Rain on Copy
Desk Plant
Tokyo · 2021 · Soft
A loop with the highs pulled down. Study-playlist anchor.
Run this profileSynthwave · Electronic
Outbound
Night Arithmetic
Los Angeles · 2018 · Cruising
Highway tempo, a lead that could be a vocal, pads wide open.
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