Curious
30s preview
- BPM
- 118
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 70/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:21
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -11.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.6 dB
- ISRC
- DEL021220027
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Curious is a mid-tempo tech house track in B minor (10A) at 118 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. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Alex Niggemann's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 97% of Alex Niggemann's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Curious in?
Curious by Alex Niggemann is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Curious?
Curious runs at 118 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Curious?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Curious good for peak time?
With energy 70 out of 100 at 118 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 118 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 111-125 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 118 — 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 118 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
