Circling the Sun
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 75/100
- Pop
- 17/100
- Length
- 8:51
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -11.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.9 dB
- ISRC
- NLCK41042016
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Circling the Sun: peak-time tempo techno, E♭ minor (2A), 128 BPM. 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. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 97% of Amelie Lens's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- slower than 86% of Amelie Lens's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 78% of Amelie Lens's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Circling the Sun in?
Circling the Sun by Amelie Lens is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Circling the Sun?
Circling the Sun runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Circling the Sun?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is Circling the Sun good for peak time?
With energy 75 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
2A → 1A · 3A · 2BFrom 2A, 3A (B♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 2B (F♯ major) brightens to the relative major; 1A (A♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2A at 128 BPM: 3A (B♭ minor) — move to 3A to push the floor harder; 2B (F♯ major) — switch to 2B for a mood change without losing the groove; 1A (A♭ minor) — drop to 1A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 9A rather than 2A; below -5% it reads as 7A. With key lock on, it stays 2A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 75/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
