Smash Your Face by Alex Niggemann cover art

Smash Your Face

Alex Niggemann

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Key
9B · G major
BPM
125
Open Key
2d
Energy
79/100
Pop
0/100
Length
7:12
Released
2011
Album
Lately
Genre
House
Label
Poker Flat Recordings
Loudness
-9.4 dB
Dynamics
10.3 dB
ISRC
DEL021120036

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

A club-tempo house cut, Smash Your Face sits in G major (9B) at 125 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Alex Niggemann's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Brightness:
brighter than 82% of Alex Niggemann's catalogue
Tempo:
faster than 77% of Alex Niggemann's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy79
Mood56Balanced
Groove80
Acoustic1
Instrumental89
Live6
Speech6

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
37%
Low
30-130 Hz
29%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
19%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
15%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Smash Your Face in?

Smash Your Face by Alex Niggemann is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Smash Your Face?

Smash Your Face runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.

What mixes well with Smash Your Face?

From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.

Is Smash Your Face good for peak time?

With energy 79 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Mixes harmonically

9B8B · 10B · 9A

From 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.

Every move from 9B

10BSimple Mix Upper
8BSimple Mix Downer
9ATonal Shift·
10ADiagonal Mix Upper
8ADiagonal Mix Downer
12ACompatible Tone·
11BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
7BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
12BParallel Key Upper▲▲
6BParallel Key Downer▼▼
4BTritone Jump▲▲
1BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 9B at 125 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.

Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 79/100).

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 125 — 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 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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