The Inconsistency Principle
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- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 81
- Double-time
- 162
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 39/100
- Pop
- 26/100
- Length
- 3:17
- Released
- 2018
- Album
- Common Ground
- Genre
- Progressive Trance
- Label
- Open Gate Records
- Loudness
- -11.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA1800030
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A downtempo progressive trance cut, The Inconsistency Principle sits in C major (8B) at 81 BPM. The feel is brooding and low-slung. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 99% of Above & Beyond's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- slower than 98% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 90% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 87% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Inconsistency Principle in?
The Inconsistency Principle by Above & Beyond is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Inconsistency Principle?
The Inconsistency Principle runs at 81 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with The Inconsistency Principle?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Inconsistency Principle good for peak time?
With energy 39 out of 100 at 81 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 81 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 76-86 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 81 — 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 81 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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