A Small Decline - Mark Broom Remix
30s preview
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 89/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 7:18
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- Shadows in the Dark (Remixes)
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Drumcode
- Loudness
- -6.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBYNV1001044
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- A Small Declineoriginal2B · 125
Against the original (2B at 125 BPM), this version runs 1 BPM faster and moves the key from 2B to 3B.
A Small Decline - Mark Broom Remix runs 126 BPM in D♭ major (3B), a club-tempo techno record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 88% of Alan Fitzpatrick's catalogue.
- Groove:
- groovier than 86% of Alan Fitzpatrick's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is A Small Decline - Mark Broom Remix in?
A Small Decline - Mark Broom Remix by Alan Fitzpatrick is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is A Small Decline - Mark Broom Remix?
A Small Decline - Mark Broom Remix runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with A Small Decline - Mark Broom Remix?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is A Small Decline - Mark Broom Remix good for peak time?
With energy 89 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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 126 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%: 118-134 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 peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 89/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — 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 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
