Sudden Death
- BPM
- 140
- Half-time
- 70
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 99/100
- Pop
- 12/100
- Length
- 5:46
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- Speech of the Ashes
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -4.2 dB
- ISRC
- FR59R2101594
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Sudden Death - Ben Techy Remixremix11B · 137
Sudden Death runs 140 BPM in F♯ major (2B), a driving up-tempo techno record. Tonally it lands bright and euphoric. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 94% of Basswell's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 91% of Basswell's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 77% of Basswell's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Sudden Death in?
Sudden Death by Basswell is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sudden Death?
Sudden Death runs at 140 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Sudden Death?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Sudden Death good for peak time?
With energy 99 out of 100 at 140 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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 140 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%: 132-148 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 peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 99/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 140 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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