Foreign
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 108
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 61/100
- Pop
- 9/100
- Length
- 3:18
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -15.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.4 dB
- ISRC
- QM4TX1972828
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A mid-tempo downtempo cut, Foreign sits in F minor (4A) at 108 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. 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. Slower than 87% of Aparde's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- hotter than 83% of Aparde's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 80% of Aparde's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 79% of Aparde's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 45%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 5%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Foreign in?
Foreign by Aparde is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Foreign?
Foreign runs at 108 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Foreign?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Foreign good for peak time?
With energy 61 out of 100 at 108 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 108 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 102-114 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 108 — 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 108 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
