A Tone For Your SinsBrooding and dark pulse creates a ominous tone for serious moments of murder and tension. Screeches float.Electronic · 156 BPM · Bb minor2:05
1 version: Drone
Drone2:05
Growing FearUnsettling tension and suspense pulse along with scary feeling. Pulsing drums set a tone for murder and crime.Electronic · 160 BPM · B minor2:07
3 versions: Drums · Drums and Scary FX · No Drums
Drums2:07
Drums and Scary FX2:07
No Drums2:07
Silent SpacesOminous drones brood under a dark, filter beat for sinister crimes and unsettling discoveries.Electronic · 93 BPM · F minor1:30
3 versions: Drones · Minimal · Percussion
Drones1:30
Minimal1:30
Percussion1:30
Serial IntentPensive. Investigative pads gently swell for general mystery and criminal investigation. This is how the story goes.Electronic · 120 BPM · C minor1:51
3 versions: Ambient · Bass and Guitar · Bass and Percussion
Ambient1:51
Bass and Guitar1:51
Bass and Percussion1:51
He Said She SaidTense pad textures and dark piano chords swell with ominous tension, building slowly for suspense.Electronic · 88 BPM · G minor2:08
4 versions: Arp and Drone · Arpeggios · No Arp · Piano and Strings
Arp and Drone2:08
Arpeggios2:08
No Arp2:08
Piano and Strings2:08
Little By LittleSparse, yet tense sections of deep percussion build with uncertainty and pensive feeling. The killer is on the move...Electronic · 160 BPM · A minor2:07
2 versions: Beats Only · Minimal
Beats Only2:07
Minimal2:07
Minimal TensionThe plot thickens. Unsettling piano floats with a brooding pulse and dark textures. Nearing a climax...Electronic · 136 BPM · G minor2:07
5 versions: No Pulse · Piano · Piano and Pad · Pulse and Percussion · Suspense Strings
No Pulse2:07
Piano2:07
Piano and Pad2:07
Pulse and Percussion2:07
Suspense Strings2:07
Be Crystal ClearTechy synths pluck with investigative pulses for when there are big changes in the case. The mystery thickens.Electronic · 96 BPM · E minor1:44
2 versions: Alt · Light
Alt1:44
Light1:45
Creeping SuspicionsUnsettling percussion sets up suspense while ominous pads screech for bloody crime.Electronic · 95 BPM · F minor2:08
2 versions: Drones · Percussion and Bass
Drones2:08
Percussion and Bass2:08
Cold CasesPensive and ominous pulses and plucking synths create a bed of tension and suspense while discovering clues.Electronic · 88 BPM · Bb minor2:21
3 versions: No Percussion · Piano and Drone · Pulse and Drone
No Percussion2:21
Piano and Drone2:21
Pulse and Drone2:21
Footsteps In The DarkVery minimal and subtle percussion builds to a scary section of very tense suspense.Electronic · 120 BPM · C minor2:00
2 versions: Minimal 1 · Minimal 2
Minimal 12:00
Minimal 22:00
On the ProwlDanger is afoot with pensive, glitchy percussion that builds with tension and ominous bells.Electronic · 130 BPM · C# minor2:24
5 versions: Bells · No Sequence · No Sequence or Pulse · Pulse · Sequence
Bells2:24
No Sequence2:24
No Sequence or Pulse2:24
Pulse2:24
Sequence2:24
Tell No OneAn unsettling screech dives into a minimal, investigative track for unsettling clues and darkness.Electronic · 98 BPM · F minor1:47
3 versions: No String Dive · No Strings · Pads and Pulses
No String Dive1:47
No Strings1:47
Pads and Pulses1:47
Sinister MinisterMysterious pads and pensive piano lines ideal for haunting beds of tension and crime.Electronic · 86 BPM · D minor1:43
3 versions: Ambient · Minimal · Percussion
Ambient1:43
Minimal1:43
Percussion1:43
Unsettling TensionPensive percussion and ominous bells build slowly for sneaky moments of murder and suspense. Through the back door...Electronic · 90 BPM · Eb minor1:37
4 versions: No Percussion · Pad · Pad and Bell · Percussion
No Percussion1:37
Pad1:37
Pad and Bell1:37
Percussion1:37
Tampered EvidenceQuirky and mysterious Hip-Hop with upright bass sets a lighter tone. Less murder, more clues.Electronic · 101 BPM · A minor1:37
2 versions: Alt · Light
Alt1:37
Light1:37
They're Behind YouBig, unsettling hits build with horror string swells into a tense, investigative bed for criminal activity.Orchestral · 160 BPM · D minor2:04
1 version: Minimal
Minimal2:04
Patterns of BehaviorInvestigative sequences set an inquisitive tone for darker discoveries at the crime scene; traces of blood...Electronic · 92 BPM · F# minor1:50
4 versions: Drone · Less · No Pulse · Pulse and Drone
Drone1:50
Less1:50
No Pulse1:50
Pulse and Drone1:50
Unseen and UnheardHow the murder happened... unsettling percussion and scary piano play a minimal bed for crime and evil.Electronic · 113 BPM · C# minor2:00
4 versions: No Scary Strings · No Sequence · Piano · Sequence
No Scary Strings2:00
No Sequence2:00
Piano2:00
Sequence2:00
Methodical MayhemSerious, yet pensive piano notes drift over brooding drones for slightly dramatic moments of crime.Electronic · 109 BPM · C minor1:46
5 versions: Drone · Less · Piano · Piano and Strings · Pulse and Drone
Drone1:46
Less1:46
Piano1:46
Piano and Strings1:46
Pulse and Drone1:46
Radio Chatter1980's mystery with retro synth and drum sounds perfect for older crimes.Electronic · 102 BPM · C minor1:44
2 versions: Alt · Light
Alt1:44
Light1:44
About this album
PHASE 83: Minimal Tension is a 21-song album from NEXT, released in 2023. It's electronic and atmospheres, mysterious, dark and tense, built on synth, sound effects and bass. The songs run 86 to 160 BPM, in keys like C minor, F minor and Bb minor, and they're all instrumental. It's a natural fit for film and documentary work, TV and news promos, trailers and sports. Every song comes with stems (drones, drums and percussion) and alternate mixes, so it cuts to length without a re-edit.
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