Always Something for Nothing
30s preview
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 66/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:41
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBYNV1100338
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Always Something for Nothing: club-tempo techno, D♭ major (3B), 126 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Alan Fitzpatrick's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- groovier than 88% of Alan Fitzpatrick's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 82% of Alan Fitzpatrick's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 76% of Alan Fitzpatrick's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 43%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 14%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Always Something for Nothing in?
Always Something for Nothing by Alan Fitzpatrick is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Always Something for Nothing?
Always Something for Nothing runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Always Something for Nothing?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Always Something for Nothing good for peak time?
With energy 66 out of 100 at 126 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 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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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.
