Tribal Badman
30s preview
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 85/100
- Pop
- 32/100
- Length
- 3:32
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -9.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.3 dB
- ISRC
- US38Y2413746
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Tribal Badman is a peak-time tempo tech house track in F♯ major (2B) at 130 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is strong and floor-ready. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). Better known than 89% of Ben Sterling's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- faster than 86% of Ben Sterling's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 86% of Ben Sterling's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 78% of Ben Sterling's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Tribal Badman in?
Tribal Badman by Ben Sterling is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Tribal Badman?
Tribal Badman runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Tribal Badman?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Tribal Badman good for peak time?
With energy 85 out of 100 at 130 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 130 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%: 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 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 85/100).
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.
