Tarkus
30s preview
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 71/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:51
- Released
- 2014
- Album
- Earth Symphony
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -8.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.4 dB
- ISRC
- GB94U1400140
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Tarkus: club-tempo tech house, F♯ minor (11A), 124 BPM. The feel is 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 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Alex Niggemann's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Brightness:
- darker than 76% of Alex Niggemann's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Tarkus in?
Tarkus by Alex Niggemann is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Tarkus?
Tarkus runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Tarkus?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is Tarkus good for peak time?
With energy 71 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 124 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-131 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — 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 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
