Ashes
- BPM
- 135
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 85/100
- Pop
- 14/100
- Length
- 7:23
- Released
- 2008
- Genre
- Progressive Trance
- Loudness
- -7.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA0900057
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Ashes runs 135 BPM in F♯ minor (11A), a driving up-tempo progressive trance record. The feel is dark and driving. A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 87% of Above & Beyond's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 81% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Ashes in?
Ashes by Above & Beyond is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Ashes?
Ashes runs at 135 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Ashes?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is Ashes good for peak time?
With energy 85 out of 100 at 135 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 135 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 127-143 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 85/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 135 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 135 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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