Spirit of Motion
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 89/100
- Pop
- 7/100
- Length
- 4:52
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- Talking to the Drums
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -8.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.4 dB
- ISRC
- ZA10C1100006
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Spirit of Motion runs 125 BPM in E minor (9A), a club-tempo house record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 99% of Black Motion's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 96% of Black Motion's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 91% of Black Motion's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Spirit of Motion in?
Spirit of Motion by Black Motion is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Spirit of Motion?
Spirit of Motion runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Spirit of Motion?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Spirit of Motion good for peak time?
With energy 89 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 125 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 89/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — 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 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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