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beat, crackly, dark, deep, downtempo, electronica, flutes, intense, jazz, lo-fi, melancholy, mellotron, methodical, mysterious, old fashioned, oldies, piano, relaxed, sampled, tape, vinyl
Dark Flashes
Royalty Free Lo-Fi Jazz Beat Music
Shane Ivers
2020
Dark Flashes is built around something genuinely clever. The piano sample comes from public domain recordings of Bix Beiderbecke – specifically his pieces ‘In the Dark’ and ‘Flashes’, combined and rearranged to form the melodic backbone of the track. Ancient jazz meeting modern production, with warbling flute mellotrons adding vintage warmth, crackly vinyl texture giving the whole thing authentic age, and a deep contemporary bass and echoing percussion providing the modern counterpoint that makes the combination work so well. The result sits in the lo-fi jazz space but with more musical intelligence than the genre average – genuinely off-kilter and genuinely cool.
Works brilliantly for true crime podcast content, particularly anything dealing with the early-to-mid 20th century where period atmosphere and contemporary production sensibility need to coexist. Effective for gritty drama content, historical documentary segments, and any YouTube production dealing with Depression-era America or Prohibition-period themes. Also a sophisticated choice for any creator who wants lo-fi background music with genuine musical character rather than generic chill beats.
95
UKEZT2000015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keG8pvL6_0g
EDM/Electronic, Jazz, Oldies
Dark, Intense, Mysterious, Relaxed
Bass, Drums, Flute, Mellotron, Piano, Synth

Lo-fi jazz with a public domain Bix Beiderbecke piano sample cut up over deep bass and echoing percussion – crackly, vintage, and genuinely cool.

Category: Royalty Free Music Tags: beat, crackly, dark, deep, downtempo, electronica, flutes, intense, jazz, lo-fi, melancholy, mellotron, methodical, mysterious, old fashioned, oldies, piano, relaxed, sampled, tape, vinyl

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BPM 95

ISRC UKEZT2000015

Released 2020

Length 3:37

Downloads 8.9k

beat crackly deep downtempo electronica flutes lo-fi melancholy methodical old fashioned sampled tape vinyl

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Royalty Free Lo-Fi Jazz Beat Music

Dark Flashes is built around something genuinely clever. The piano sample comes from public domain recordings of Bix Beiderbecke – specifically his pieces ‘In the Dark’ and ‘Flashes’, combined and rearranged to form the melodic backbone of the track. Ancient jazz meeting modern production, with warbling flute mellotrons adding vintage warmth, crackly vinyl texture giving the whole thing authentic age, and a deep contemporary bass and echoing percussion providing the modern counterpoint that makes the combination work so well. The result sits in the lo-fi jazz space but with more musical intelligence than the genre average – genuinely off-kilter and genuinely cool.

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Works brilliantly for true crime podcast content, particularly anything dealing with the early-to-mid 20th century where period atmosphere and contemporary production sensibility need to coexist. Effective for gritty drama content, historical documentary segments, and any YouTube production dealing with Depression-era America or Prohibition-period themes. Also a sophisticated choice for any creator who wants lo-fi background music with genuine musical character rather than generic chill beats.