Samba Magic
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:49
- Released
- 1995
- Album
- Summer Daze EP
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -4.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 24.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBEHB0100013
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Samba Magicoriginal5A · 133
- Samba Magic - Analog People In A Digital World Remixremix4B · 128
- Samba Magicoriginal5A · 127
Samba Magic is a peak-time tempo house track in F minor (4A) at 130 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 24 dB). A 1995 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 95% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 94% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 87% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 26%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Samba Magic in?
Samba Magic by Basement Jaxx is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Samba Magic?
Samba Magic runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Samba Magic?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Samba Magic good for peak time?
With energy 98 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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.
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How to mix it
In 4A at 130 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%: 122-138 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 peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 98/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — 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 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
