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Love and Hurt - Original Mix

Ben Sims

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Key
9B · G major
BPM
126
Open Key
2d
Energy
86/100
Pop
1/100
Length
7:18
Released
2013
Album
Disco Trix Vol 4.2
Genre
Techno
Label
Hardgroove
Loudness
-6.3 dB
Dynamics
9.7 dB
ISRC
NLMH61300069

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Love and Hurt - Original Mix runs 126 BPM in G major (9B), a club-tempo techno record. The feel is dark and driving. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 86% of Ben Sims's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.

Groove:
less groove-driven than 82% of Ben Sims's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy86
Mood35Balanced
Groove62
Acoustic0
Instrumental56
Live56
Speech11

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
38%
Low
30-130 Hz
25%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
21%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
16%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Love and Hurt - Original Mix in?

Love and Hurt - Original Mix by Ben Sims is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Love and Hurt - Original Mix?

Love and Hurt - Original Mix runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.

What mixes well with Love and Hurt - Original Mix?

From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.

Is Love and Hurt - Original Mix good for peak time?

With energy 86 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Mixes harmonically

9B8B · 10B · 9A

From 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.

Every move from 9B

10BSimple Mix Upper
8BSimple Mix Downer
9ATonal Shift·
10ADiagonal Mix Upper
8ADiagonal Mix Downer
12ACompatible Tone·
11BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
7BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
12BParallel Key Upper▲▲
6BParallel Key Downer▼▼
4BTritone Jump▲▲
1BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 9B at 126 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.

Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 86/100).

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 126 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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