# Extreme Beads

**Artist:** MoBead
**Length target:** ~3:00 (compact downtempo single)
**Released:** 2026-05-29 (draft), branched 2026-06-06
**Label:** BadBeadRecords

## Concept

MoBead's contemplative debut. A beadmaker at 3am — endless thread, repetitive craft, karma counted bead-by-bead, the obsession of small mechanical motion under lamplight. The chorus locks onto a single phrase ("Extreme beads") as an anchor, repeating with subtle variation. Existential weight inside a tiny gesture.

Companion piece to MoBead's analytical roots (the act emerged from a reverse-engineering of a 2002 cinematic-breakbeat track — vibe homage, original lyrics, original phrasing throughout). All hook patterns are MoBead's own; the only intentional structural nod is the title-anchor chorus form, which is a common songcraft device.

## Production highlights

- **124 BPM, D minor (modal)** — locked mechanical groove with orchestral sorrow on top
- **Voice:** male baritone, weathered deadpan half-chant, dry close-mic, full human grain preserved
- **Bead-click foley:** strung-bead shaker as a high-mid ghost — this is the BadBeadRecords-specific texture under the strings
- **Bell motif:** detuned synth bell doubled by hardwood marimba mallet on a two-note minor-third ostinato

## Files

- [`lyrics.md`](./lyrics.md) — full lyrics, all sections
- [`production-notes.md`](./production-notes.md) — 770-char production card

## Credits

- **Creative direction:** Puff Beaddy
- **Lyrics:** BadBeadRecords lyrics room
- **Production notes:** BadBeadRecords production room
- **Brief from:** Tee (2026-05-29)