Umoya
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 176
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 71/100
- Pop
- 6/100
- Length
- 6:55
- Released
- 2023
- Album
- Rebirth Of The Drum
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -8.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.8 dB
- ISRC
- ZA10C2300010
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Umoya is a house track in E minor (9A) at 176 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. Less groove-driven than 98% of Black Motion's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- faster than 95% of Black Motion's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 85% of Black Motion's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 78% of Black Motion's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Umoya in?
Umoya by Black Motion is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Umoya?
Umoya runs at 176 BPM.
What mixes well with Umoya?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Umoya good for peak time?
With energy 71 out of 100 at 176 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
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 176 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%: 165-187 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 176 — 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 176 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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