---
schema: songcards.obsidian-songcard
schemaVersion: 3
id: "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001"
title: "North Circuit"
catalogNumber: "SC-DEMO-001"
primaryArtist: "Harbour Static"
project: "Small Repairs"
status: finished
statusNote: "Final mix selected; release details not complete."
languages:
  - "English"
primaryGenre: "Indie rock"
secondaryGenre: "Roots"
durationSeconds: 214
workOrigin: original
workOriginNote: ""
tags:
  - "mid-tempo"
  - "male vocal"
  - "dry production"
created: "2026-07-18T09:30:00.000Z"
updated: "2026-08-02T18:45:00.000Z"
sunoModel: "V5.5"
sunoPlanAtGeneration: "Pro"
creationMode: create
sunoSourceUrl: "https://example.invalid/suno/north-circuit"
voiceSource: generated
voiceLabel: "Low male baritone, close and conversational"
weirdness: 28
styleInfluence: 64
audioInfluence: 0
releaseDate: ""
distributor: ""
recordLabel: ""
isrc: "SC-DEMO-NOT-ASSIGNED"
upc: "SC-DEMO-NOT-ASSIGNED"
masterFile: "north-circuit_master_v1_24bit-48k.wav"
coverFile: "north-circuit_cover_draft.jpg"
rightsReviewStatus: needs-review
compositionCopyrightOwner: "Harbour Static (fictional)"
soundRecordingCopyrightOwner: "Harbour Static (fictional)"
songwriters:
  - name: "Jonas Veld (fictional)"
credits:
  - "Jonas Veld - lyrics and composition (fictional)"
  - "Mara Venn - arrangement and production (fictional)"
publicationLinks: []
---

# North Circuit

> A fictional example Songcard for demonstration. Every artist, company,
> identifier and link in this file is fictional.

## Core Idea

A restrained mid-tempo song about driving the long way home because the direct
route would make the decision feel too final.

The track should feel calm rather than dramatic: close drums, warm bass, dry
guitars and a vocal that sounds like someone reporting the facts after a long
night.

## Working Lyrics

[Verse excerpt]

I took the north circuit home
Past the warehouse lights
Kept both hands on the wheel
And the argument out of sight

## Final Lyrics

[Chorus excerpt]

I took the north circuit home
Where the road stays plain and wide
Nothing waiting at the exit
Nothing asking me to decide

## Production Notes

Tempo around 96 BPM. Keep the arrangement narrow in the verses and let the
chorus grow through harmony and guitar movement rather than volume. Avoid a
large final lift; end with the same dry texture used in the intro.

## Suno Style Prompt

Grounded mid-tempo indie rock with restrained roots influence, dry close drums,
warm electric bass, clean electric guitar moving into mild edge-of-breakup, low
male baritone delivered close and conversational, natural dynamics, practical
adult tone, no cinematic climax, no glossy pop sheen, no oversized reverb.

## Excluded Styles

- stadium rock
- glossy radio pop
- cinematic folk
- orchestral strings
- exaggerated gravel vocal
- wide ambient reverb

## Voice and Source Notes

Generated vocal source. No cloned voice and no reference to a named performer.
The delivery should stay plain, steady and slightly tired without sounding
theatrical.

## Generation Notes

Generation 3 had the best verse tone but the chorus was too broad. Generation 5
kept the dry character and became the selected base after one extension.

## Rights Notes

This Songcard is a fictional demonstration record. No real ISRC or UPC has been
assigned. A real release would need a final rights review and verified credits
before publication.