CAST · DECK · eight artists, eight cards

The roster.

Every Noun music artist on the site, as a trading card. Each one has their own kit, their own tempo range, their own mood. Hold them up. Stack them. Print the deck (Cmd+P → landscape).

COMMON

60-80 bpm

Noun 313

Marine Layer

The Patience Kit

"Born of fog and morning quiet."

MOOD
chill
KIT
Soft kick · Brush snare · Choir pad
REAL
Electric piano + choir pad + acoustic bass

▶ Morning Fog
▶ Foghorn Letter

When the gulls have not woken and the sailboat is not painted. The patience kit. 60-80 BPM. Soft kick, brush snare, distant bell.

PATIENCE

95

NOUN #313

UNCOMMON

100-120 bpm

Noun 523

Block Runner

The Sidewalk-Stepper

"Block Runner finishes first."

MOOD
driving
KIT
Punchy kick + sub · Square lead
REAL
Synth charang + synth brass + synth bass

▶ Block Runner Funk
▶ Sidewalk Claps

Aggressive 16ths, sidewalk-stepper. 100-120 BPM. Always one beat ahead. Sneakers on Grand, sneakers on Main.

DRIVE

92

NOUN #523

UNCOMMON

78-102 bpm

Noun 1042

Release Train

The Five-O-Nine

"Boarding now."

MOOD
driving · cinema
KIT
Tight kick · Tonal snare · Bright lead
REAL
Grand piano + grand piano + acoustic bass

▶ Sunrise on Imperial
▶ The Promise

The reliable 100 BPM cousin. Bright lead lines, steady pad. Five o nine the train is here, five o nine the sun is here.

RELIABILITY

88

NOUN #1042

RARE

60-72 bpm

Noun 1189

Night Broadcast

The After-Hours Dial

"The dial-tone of late thinking."

MOOD
meditative · cinema
KIT
Half-time kick · Held pad · Bell
REAL
Sweep pad + choir pad + synth bass 2

▶ El Segundo at Dusk
▶ Late Station

After hours, after lights. 60-72 BPM ambient pad, bell every fourth bar. Three a m radio. Someone is awake somewhere.

STILLNESS

90

NOUN #1189

RARE

84-88 bpm

Noun 287

Brass on Main

The Honest Pickup

"Small parade · no permit · no problem."

MOOD
playful · orchestral
KIT
Parade kick · Snare · Sawtooth horn
REAL
Real trumpet + grand piano + tuba

▶ Brass on Main
▶ Parade Detour

Old man, brass kit, small parade. 84 BPM. Honest pickup. Plays El Segundo summer evenings without invitation.

WARMTH

91

NOUN #287

COMMON

88-92 bpm

Noun 742

Main Street

The Pink Awning

"Pink awning at three."

MOOD
chill · jazz
KIT
Soft kick · Brush snare · Walking bass
REAL
Vibraphone + Rhodes + electric bass

▶ Boba & Cassette
▶ Pink Awning

The Noun named after a place. Postcards — pink awnings, cassettes, after-school. 88-92 BPM. Soft kick, brush snare.

NOSTALGIA

87

NOUN #742

RARE

124-132 bpm

Noun 612

Friday Five

When Meters Stop

"Nothing subtle. Dance."

MOOD
rush · dance
KIT
Loud kit · Square bell · Sub bass
REAL
Sawtooth lead + synth brass + synth bass

▶ Friday at Five
▶ Parking Meter Runs

When the parking meters stop. Loud kit. 124 BPM. Square bell. The bartender said yes, the kitchen said yes.

LOUDNESS

96

NOUN #612

LEGENDARY

56-60 bpm

Noun 928

Aurora Slow

The Healing Room

"Tide comes slow."

MOOD
meditative · ambient
KIT
No drums · Held pads · Bell
REAL
Real flute + choir pad + acoustic bass

▶ Aurora Slow
▶ Tide Comes In

Tides come slow. 56 BPM, held pads, occasional chime. Healing-room kit. Kelp on the shore, gull at five a m.

STILLNESS

99

NOUN #928

RARITY

COMMON · 2 cards UNCOMMON · 2 cards RARE · 3 cards LEGENDARY · 1 card