Quicksand (Don't Go) - Extended Mix
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 56/100
- Pop
- 44/100
- Length
- 5:27
- Released
- 2025
- Album
- Quicksand (Don't Go)
- Genre
- Progressive Trance
- Label
- Anjunabeats
- Loudness
- -8.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA2500831
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)original3B · 128
- Quicksand (Don't Go) - Sultan + Shepard Extended Mixversion3A · 124
- Quicksand (Don't Go) - Sultan + Shepard Remixremix3A · 124
Against the original (3A at 128 BPM), this version holds the same tempo and moves the key from 3A to 3B.
Quicksand (Don't Go) - Extended Mix runs 128 BPM in D♭ major (3B), a peak-time tempo progressive trance record. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. Better known than 97% of Above & Beyond's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- calmer than 76% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 76% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Quicksand (Don't Go) - Extended Mix in?
Quicksand (Don't Go) - Extended Mix by Above & Beyond is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Quicksand (Don't Go) - Extended Mix?
Quicksand (Don't Go) - Extended Mix runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Quicksand (Don't Go) - Extended Mix?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Quicksand (Don't Go) - Extended Mix good for peak time?
With energy 56 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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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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