Me and the Devil

Gil Scott-Heron
I'm New Here (2010)
Intense 85 BPM
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Song DNA

Dynamic Range7/10
Sudden Changesmoderate
Texturelayered
Predictabilitymedium
Vocal Styledynamic vocals
Notes: Deep, wracked vocals layered over ominous trip-hop and dub production create an unsettling, menacing atmosphere. The track shifts between lurching electronic elements and blues-rooted instrumentation with a spoken-word section at 3:30.

Misophonia Triggers

Mouth Soundsnone
Percussive Clicksmild
Breathing Soundsmild
Repetitive Micro-soundsmild

A contemporary reworking of Robert Johnson's 1937 Delta blues classic, reimagined as a thick, lurching dub lament with electronic production.

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Moods: contemplative, heavy, introspective, melancholy, menacing

Traditions: blues, dub, hip-hop, spoken word, trip-hop

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