Ballad of the East
30s preview
- BPM
- 105
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 42/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:01
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Eve
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -17.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.4 dB
- ISRC
- DES311300236
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 105 BPM in D major (10B), Ballad of the East is a mid-tempo house production. It reads as dark and steady. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Booka Shade's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- slower than 98% of Booka Shade's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 95% of Booka Shade's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 92% of Booka Shade's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Ballad of the East in?
Ballad of the East by Booka Shade is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Ballad of the East?
Ballad of the East runs at 105 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Ballad of the East?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Ballad of the East good for peak time?
With energy 42 out of 100 at 105 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 105 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 99-111 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 105 — 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 105 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
