Obscurantism
30s preview
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 65/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 7:10
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- BP Mind Series
- Loudness
- -13.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBLV62009495
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Obscurantism is a club-tempo techno track in B♭ minor (3A) at 125 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. 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. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). Slower than 92% of Arapu's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- hotter than 75% of Arapu's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Obscurantism in?
Obscurantism by Arapu is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Obscurantism?
Obscurantism runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Obscurantism?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Obscurantism good for peak time?
With energy 65 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 125 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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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.
