Big Cats2639/1Tense kalimba & marimba over prowling bass, ethnic percussion & ambient bed
2:48100 BPM
Album ANW 2639International Drones - Light Tension
Igor Dvorkin (PRS) | Duncan Pittock (PRS) | Ellie Kidd (PRS)Prowling sound design with a tense atmosphere. Insistent drones & ethnic instruments tilter on edge between ambient textures and grooving climaxes.
10 tracks
- Harpoon2639/2Lightly tense hang drum & sound design with building African rhythms2:17112 BPM
- Jungle Trail2639/3Hypnotic marimba with African rhythms, ngoni & flute over expansive pads2:30140 BPM
- Toxic Arrow2639/4Ethnic percussion groove & flutes over cinematic Amazonian jungle drones2:14130 BPM
- Frozen Minds2639/5Desolate atmospheric bed with icy chimes, enigmatic violin & pulsing bass2:4592 BPM
- Abandoned Trains2639/6Moody, atmospheric Americana with slide guitars & developing groove3:1070 BPM
- Lying Low2639/7Americana-tinged desert blues with sparse electric guitar & ambient drones2:5154 BPM
- Puzzled Minds2639/8Insistent, lightly tense kalimba with tuned percussion & sound design3:04120 BPM
- Taurus2639/9Tense, steady rhythm builds with Spanish guitar & percussion to edgy climax2:06100 BPM
- Red Desert2639/10Cinematic Americana with howling harmonica, slide guitars & building groove2:5290 BPM
Featured in The Tension Code
- 243 Albums
- 25 Playlists
- 20 Artists & Composers
Build dramatic tension from light peril & anxiety to suspenseful, dark tracks taking you to the edge of your seat. From primetime drama to big-screen blockbusters, reality or true-crime podcasts, it's the music you need to get your heart pumping harder...
Discover moreMore in this collection
- Quartal TensionsA selection of tense thrillers and plaintive string themes by Hollywood composer Noah Sorota.
- Trace The PatternIntricate compositions intertwining a cello quartet, marimba and hybrid textures.
- Tipping PointsMenacing electronic tension meets brooding atmospherics in this set by Stuart Roslyn and friends.
- The Art Of DeceptionDark and foreboding atmospherics meet menacing tension in this aptly-titled collection.
- In ShadowsUnsettling textures abound in this atmospheric album by American composer Cris Velasco.
- Mind Games 2: Breaking PointUnsettling atmospheric tension tracks by regular collaborators Jono Buchanan and Jim Copperthwaite.
- Edge Of ControlTense, menacing pieces that build to cliffhanger climax, by multi-instrumentalist Philip Guyler.
- Time To ImpressTerry Devine-King presents inquisitive and curious light tension tracks, ideal for dramedy.
- DecisionsHypnotic piano motifs meet inquisitive marimba in these atmospheric instrumentals by Philip Guyler.
- Triage ZoneAtmospheric tension tracks for medical drama, courtesy of Audio Network veteran Terry Devine-King.
- Digital TrailDiscover brooding electronic tension tracks courtesy of LA-based film composer Jessica Jarvis.
- Fallen EarthTense dystopian electronic instrumentals from influential producer and composer Oriol Sirinathsingh.
