Maelstrom
30s preview
- Key
- 7B · F major
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 12d
- Energy
- 42/100
- Pop
- 61/100
- Length
- 3:57
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -10.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA1902685
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Maelstrom - Live At The Roundhouse, Londonoriginal7B · 124
- Maelstrom - Live from Printworks Londonoriginal7B · 123
Maelstrom is a club-tempo progressive house track in F major (7B) at 123 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and steady. 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. Better known than 99% of Ben Böhmer's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 92% of Ben Böhmer's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 81% of Ben Böhmer's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 76% of Ben Böhmer's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Maelstrom in?
Maelstrom by Ben Böhmer is in F major, or 7B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Maelstrom?
Maelstrom runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Maelstrom?
From 7B it blends harmonically with 8B, 7A, 6B. Moving to 8B lifts the energy a step.
Is Maelstrom good for peak time?
With energy 42 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
7B → 6B · 8B · 7AFrom 7B, 8B (C major) lifts the energy a step; 7A (D minor) settles into the relative minor; 6B (B♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7B at 123 BPM: 8B (C major) — move to 8B to push the floor harder; 7A (D minor) — switch to 7A for a mood change without losing the groove; 6B (B♭ major) — drop to 6B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 116-130 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 2B rather than 7B; below -5% it reads as 12B. With key lock on, it stays 7B 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 123 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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