Darwin
30s preview
- Key
- 5A · C minor
- BPM
- 113
- Open Key
- 10m
- Energy
- 76/100
- Pop
- 22/100
- Length
- 8:38
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- House
- Label
- Not On Label (Bicep Self-released)
- Loudness
- -7.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 22.2 dB
- ISRC
- DEU671002120
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Darwin - Retro/Grade Editversion5A · 113
At 113 BPM in C minor (5A), Darwin is a mid-tempo house production. Tonally it lands dark and driving. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 22 dB). A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 94% of Bicep's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 91% of Bicep's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 22%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 35%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 27%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Darwin in?
Darwin by Bicep is in C minor, or 5A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Darwin?
Darwin runs at 113 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Darwin?
From 5A it blends harmonically with 6A, 5B, 4A. Moving to 6A lifts the energy a step.
Is Darwin good for peak time?
With energy 76 out of 100 at 113 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
5A → 4A · 6A · 5BFrom 5A, 6A (G minor) lifts the energy a step; 5B (E♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 4A (F minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 5A at 113 BPM: 6A (G minor) — move to 6A to push the floor harder; 5B (E♭ major) — switch to 5B for a mood change without losing the groove; 4A (F minor) — drop to 4A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 106-120 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 12A rather than 5A; below -5% it reads as 10A. With key lock on, it stays 5A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 113 — 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 113 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
