Electro BPM
Electro is usually mixed around 110-135 BPM, with 128 BPM as a practical DJ target. The reference tracks on this page span 90-133 BPM, so the guide separates core examples from adjacent and outlier records.
Electro BPM Reference
Electro: 110-135 BPM, typical 128 BPM.
| Genre | BPM Range | Typical BPM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electro | 110-135 | 128 | True electro: the funky, robotic style descended from Kraftwerk and Afrika Bambaataa. Built on TR-808 syncopation rather than four-on-the-floor. Distinct from 'electro house'. |
| Skweee | 80-110 | 95 | Slow-tempo Scandinavian electro-funk on cheap synths. Daniel Savio, Eero Johannes, Flogsta Danshall: the Flogsta scene's signature sound. |
| Electrofunk | 110-130 | 120 | Early-80s funk-electro hybrid. Talking-box vocals, P-funk DNA, and 808 bass. Zapp, Egyptian Lover, World Class Wreckin' Cru. |
| Electroclash | 118-130 | 124 | Early-2000s NY/Berlin retro-electro fusion with new wave vocals and analog synths. Fischerspooner, Miss Kittin, Peaches, Tiga, Vitalic. |
| Detroit Electro | 120-135 | 128 | Sci-fi, aquatic, futurist electro from Drexciya, Aux 88, Anthony Shake Shakir. Underground Resistance/Direct Beat label sound. |
| Miami Bass | 120-145 | 130 | Sub-bass-heavy 80s/90s Florida electro. 2 Live Crew, DJ Magic Mike, Luke. Booty-shake party music with massive 808 sub-bass. |
| Baile Funk | 130-150 | 140 | Funk carioca: Rio de Janeiro's hip-hop-inflected club music descended from Miami bass. Anitta, MC Kevin O Chris, DJ Polyvox. The modern '150 BPM' generation pushed the older 130 BPM standard up. |
| Kuduro | 130-150 | 140 | High-energy Angolan dance music fusing semba, zouk and techno. Buraka Som Sistema, Dog Murras, Tony Amado. Don Omar's 'Danza Kuduro' was the genre's mainstream crossover. |
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Electro
True electro: the funky, robotic style descended from Kraftwerk and Afrika Bambaataa. Built on TR-808 syncopation rather than four-on-the-floor. Distinct from 'electro house'.
Sub-genre BPM landscape
Electro sub-genres
Electrofunk
110–130Early-80s funk-electro hybrid. Talking-box vocals, P-funk DNA, and 808 bass. Zapp, Egyptian Lover, World Class Wreckin' Cru.
Detroit Electro
120–135Sci-fi, aquatic, futurist electro from Drexciya, Aux 88, Anthony Shake Shakir. Underground Resistance/Direct Beat label sound.
Miami Bass
120–145Sub-bass-heavy 80s/90s Florida electro. 2 Live Crew, DJ Magic Mike, Luke. Booty-shake party music with massive 808 sub-bass.
Electroclash
118–130Early-2000s NY/Berlin retro-electro fusion with new wave vocals and analog synths. Fischerspooner, Miss Kittin, Peaches, Tiga, Vitalic.
Baile Funk
130–150Funk carioca: Rio de Janeiro's hip-hop-inflected club music descended from Miami bass. Anitta, MC Kevin O Chris, DJ Polyvox. The modern '150 BPM' generation pushed the older 130 BPM standard up.
Kuduro
130–150High-energy Angolan dance music fusing semba, zouk and techno. Buraka Som Sistema, Dog Murras, Tony Amado. Don Omar's 'Danza Kuduro' was the genre's mainstream crossover.
Skweee
80–110Slow-tempo Scandinavian electro-funk on cheap synths. Daniel Savio, Eero Johannes, Flogsta Danshall: the Flogsta scene's signature sound.
- Core DJ range
- 110–135 BPM
- Practical target
- 128 BPM
- Track spread
- 90-133 BPM
- Track evidence
- 9 shown
Use the BPM that makes loops, cue points, and phrase markers behave cleanly in your DJ software.
What BPM Is Electro?
Electro sits at 110–135 BPM as a core DJ range, with 128 BPM as a practical target for crate filtering and set planning. Skweee is the slowest at 80-110 BPM, while Kuduro reaches 130-150 BPM.
How to Read Electro BPM in DJ Software
Electro is usually mixed around 110-135 BPM, with 128 BPM as a practical DJ target. The reference tracks on this page span 90-133 BPM, so use the grid that makes loops and phrase markers line up cleanly.
Track Evidence
This table separates the core DJ range from the tracks shown here, so the page can be useful without hiding bridge records or outliers.
- Tracks shown
- 9
- Track spread
- 90-133 BPM
- Below core range
- 2 tracks
- Inside core range
- 7 tracks
- Above core range
- 0 tracks
- Mean of shown tracks
- 117 BPM
- Median of shown tracks
- 123 BPM
- Evidence level
- Limited but reviewed: 9 tracks, 7 core examples
Electro Reference Tracks
Resolved Electro tracks with BPM and Camelot key, separated by DJ fit:
Core Electro examples
These examples sit inside the 110-135 BPM core DJ range.
Adjacent and outlier examples
These tracks still help explain the Electro neighborhood, but they should not be treated as core examples without checking the grid.
Berlin
Modeselektor, Miss Platnum
Turn Down for What
DJ Snake, Lil Jon
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Below the 110-135 BPM core range; use as a bridge record or test a doubled grid.
Below the 110-135 BPM core range; use as a bridge record or test a doubled grid.
DJ Overview for Electro
Use this as a mixing and library-prep description, not an encyclopedia entry.
Compare Nearby Styles
Primary reference for this page.
Same typical tempo; compare by arrangement and energy.
2 BPM faster typical tempo; useful for lifting energy.
4 BPM slower typical tempo; useful for warmups or pull-backs.
8 BPM slower typical tempo; useful for warmups or pull-backs.
Mix Into Electro
Tempo overlap is only one part of the decision. These suggestions separate BPM fit from style fit so same-tempo but unrelated genres do not look like natural transitions.
Reference Artists in Electro
Artists represented in the current Electro track sample:
Common Keys for Electro
Most-used Camelot keys among the Electro tracks shown here:
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Mixing Tips
Tempo Window
Stay in the 110–135 BPM band for clean mixes; verify unknown tracks with the BPM tapper.
Harmonic Fit
Use the Camelot wheel to find compatible keys before transitioning, especially when Electro tracks have prominent melodic content.
Tempo Bridges
When bridging into a different tempo, use the key transposer to plan how pitch change affects key, or transition during a breakdown where the beat drops.
Next Reference
Browse the EDM genre BPM chart or the music genre tree to see how Electro relates to neighboring styles.
Typical Tempo
See tracks at the typical 128 BPM on the 128 BPM tracks page.
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Author and Methodology
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Data used: 9 reference tracks
Evidence: 9 reference Electro tracks from a 290-track dataset; 7 sit inside the core DJ range and 2 are labeled as adjacent or outlier examples.
Source: Audio features sourced from ReccoBeats (https://reccobeats.com); track metadata via Spotify Search API. Spotify deprecated audio-features for new apps in Nov 2024. Manual label reference tracks use Beatport BPM/key metadata where available.
How this page is made: This page is generated from the Vibes genre taxonomy, curated reference tracks, computed evidence statistics, and reference track metadata where available. AI-assisted research helped draft the taxonomy notes; the visible page is rendered from structured data and reusable page logic.
Genre BPM ranges are practical DJ references, not statistical claims about every track. Different edits, live versions, and analysis engines may report slightly different tempos.
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