Nihil Young

Nihil Young is a high-energy techno artist. Nihil's catalogue here runs a wide 87-170 BPM band (median 123). Harmonically the catalogue spreads across 23 of 24 keys, with an even split of major and minor, most often 3B, 9B, 3A. The overall sound is dark and driving. The tracks here span 2009 to 2025. Since 2009 the typical tempo has eased from 128 to 122 BPM. The catalogue traces a label journey from One Seven Music to Purified Records. Slower than 97% of techno artists.

Harmonic focus:

more harmonically varied than 89% of techno artists

Reach:

more underground than 88% of techno artists

Plays across 23 of 24 keys, 48% in minor, most often 3B, 9B, 3A. Genre DNA leans 55% Progressive House, then House.

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.

• Dosem23 keys · 125 BPM · NRG 77
• Tal Fussman22 keys · 125 BPM · NRG 79
• Green Velvet23 keys · 126 BPM · NRG 81
• Township Rebellion21 keys · 122 BPM · NRG 74

Set builder

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

Signature tracks

The defining cuts from Nihil's catalogue.

• Best knownHey Now51/100 popularity
• HardestBill Hicks - Merimell Remixenergy 99/100
• LatestAcid Espresso2025
• Deepest cutVenga127 BPM