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Balearic Balls

Above & Beyond

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Key
4A · F minor
BPM
128
Open Key
9m
Energy
97/100
Pop
6/100
Length
6:29
Released
2016
Genre
Progressive Trance
Loudness
-6.0 dB
Dynamics
11.0 dB
ISRC
GBEWA1601971

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Balearic Balls: peak-time tempo progressive trance, F minor (4A), 128 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 97% of Above & Beyond's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Low end:
more treble-tilted than 78% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
Brightness:
brighter than 76% of Above & Beyond's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy97
Mood32Dark
Groove58
Acoustic1
Instrumental91
Live63
Speech7

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
31%
Low
30-130 Hz
34%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
24%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
10%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Balearic Balls in?

Balearic Balls by Above & Beyond is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Balearic Balls?

Balearic Balls runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.

What mixes well with Balearic Balls?

From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.

Is Balearic Balls good for peak time?

With energy 97 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Mixes harmonically

4A3A · 5A · 4B

From 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.

Every move from 4A

5ASimple Mix Upper
3ASimple Mix Downer
4BTonal Shift·
5BDiagonal Mix Upper
3BDiagonal Mix Downer
1BCompatible Tone·
6AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
2AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
7AParallel Key Upper▲▲
1AParallel Key Downer▼▼
11ATritone Jump▲▲
8ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 4A at 128 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.

Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 97/100).

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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