Higher ground
30s preview
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 60/100
- Pop
- 6/100
- Length
- 4:52
- Released
- 2015
- Album
- Yo yo
- Genre
- Punk
- Loudness
- -9.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.5 dB
- ISRC
- HRA261524908
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 130 BPM in D♭ major (3B), Higher ground is a peak-time tempo punk production. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 97% of Black Coffee's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 92% of Black Coffee's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 90% of Black Coffee's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Higher ground in?
Higher ground by Black Coffee is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Higher ground?
Higher ground runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Higher ground?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Higher ground good for peak time?
With energy 60 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 130 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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