Quicksand (Don't Go)
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 67/100
- Pop
- 60/100
- Length
- 3:13
- Released
- 2025
- Genre
- Progressive Trance
- Label
- Anjunabeats
- Loudness
- -8.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA2500830
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Quicksand (Don't Go) - Extended Mixversion3B · 128
- Quicksand (Don't Go)original3B · 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 B♭ minor (3A) at 128 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). Better known than 99% of Above & Beyond's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- darker than 94% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 90% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Quicksand (Don't Go) in?
Quicksand (Don't Go) by Above & Beyond is in B♭ minor, or 3A 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 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Quicksand (Don't Go) good for peak time?
With energy 67 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 3A at 128 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A 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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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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