Quicksand (Don't Go)
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 62/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:47
- Released
- 2025
- Album
- Bigger Than All Of Us
- Genre
- Progressive Trance
- Loudness
- -7.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA2503095
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Quicksand (Don't Go)original3A · 128
- Quicksand (Don't Go) - Extended Mixversion3B · 128
- Quicksand (Don't Go) - Sultan + Shepard Extended Mixversion3A · 124
- Quicksand (Don't Go) - Sultan + Shepard Remixremix3A · 124
A peak-time tempo progressive trance cut, Quicksand (Don't Go) sits in D♭ major (3B) at 128 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. It is vocal-led. More underground than 99% of Above & Beyond's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- darker than 91% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Quicksand (Don't Go) in?
Quicksand (Don't Go) by Above & Beyond is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Quicksand (Don't Go)?
Quicksand (Don't Go) runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Quicksand (Don't Go)?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Quicksand (Don't Go) good for peak time?
With energy 62 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 128 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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