A Brief Interlude
30s preview
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 22/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:01
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Progressive Trance
- Loudness
- -15.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA1201058
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A Brief Interlude: club-tempo progressive trance, F♯ major (2B), 125 BPM. The feel is brooding and low-slung. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. 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 16 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Andrew Bayer's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 96% of Andrew Bayer's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 93% of Andrew Bayer's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 79% of Andrew Bayer's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is A Brief Interlude in?
A Brief Interlude by Andrew Bayer is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is A Brief Interlude?
A Brief Interlude runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with A Brief Interlude?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is A Brief Interlude good for peak time?
With energy 22 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 125 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
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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