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Album cover art for 'Drill Instructor' single by Pohokolius released in 2024, featuring photo of iron cast weight on a cutting board, surrounded by eggs, spices and a knife
Album cover art for 'Drill Instructor' single by Pohokolius released in 2024, featuring photo of iron cast weight on a cutting board, surrounded by eggs, spices and a knife

Drill Instructor

No motivation for today's cardio? No worries! Drill Instructor is on the way!
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Drill Instructor

This electronic dance track came from experimenting. It has a great driving feel, so it's called "Drill Instructor." It starts with an intro, then a simple, noisy bass and changing drums. There are also EDM-style synth layers. It feels like a club track that pulls you along. This track really became a personal workout song because it drove so well during cardio.

The album cover is a fun picture of a weight on a cutting board. No dishes were harmed!

Author's Note: Best paired with an elevated heart rate!


Creative & Technical Details (expand)
  • Beats per minute (BPM): 120
  • Loudness: around -13.9 LUFS (integrated)
  • Production Software: Bitwig Studio, Audacity, mastered on SoundCloud (powered by Dolby; Thunder preset/style at 45pct) revisited with LANDR (Warm-High, 3-feb-2025)
  • OS: Fedora Silverblue
  • Cover Art: Created in GIMP
  • Typography: Montserrat-Alt1 (Custom version of Montserrat, OFL-1.1 License)

Audio stats for nerds

Input Integrated:    -13.9 LUFS
Input True Peak:      -5.0 dBTP
Input LRA:            10.1 LU
Input Threshold:     -24.2 LUFS

Output Integrated:   -22.4 LUFS
Output True Peak:     -7.1 dBTP
Output LRA:            4.0 LU
Output Threshold:    -32.4 LUFS

Normalization Type:   Dynamic
Target Offset:        -1.6 LU
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