Dave Clarke

Dave Clarke is a driving techno artist from United Kingdom. Dave's catalogue here runs a wide 89-170 BPM band (median 128). Harmonically the catalogue spreads across 14 of 24 keys, with 65% of it in major keys, most often 9B, 10B, 10A. The overall sound is dark and driving. The catalogue is mostly instrumental. The tracks here span 1993 to 2025. Since 1993 the typical tempo has climbed from 119 to 127 BPM. The catalogue traces a label journey from Skint Records to Re-load Records. More restrained than 80% of techno artists.

Groove:

less groove-driven than 78% of techno artists

Harmonic focus:

more harmonically focused than 77% of techno artists

Plays across 14 of 24 keys, 35% in minor, most often 9B, 10B, 10A.

Evolution

Median tempo and energy of the analyzed tracks, year by year.

B2B pairings

Artists who play the same keys at a matching tempo and energy. A back-to-back that mixes cleanly.

• Enrico Sangiuliano14 keys · 128 BPM · NRG 74
• Mathame14 keys · 128 BPM · NRG 70
• Speedy J14 keys · 128 BPM · NRG 71
• Psyk13 keys · 128 BPM · NRG 70

Set builder

A set arc from Dave's own catalogue — picked by measured energy, tempo and groove.

Signature tracks

The defining cuts from Dave's catalogue.

• Best known

  

  In Real Life - Dave Clarke Remix

  8B · 27/100 popularity

• Hardest

  

  The Storm

  3B · energy 99/100

• Latest

  

  Blinded By The Dark

  10A · 2025

• Deepest cut

  

  Winter

  11B · 105 BPM