Darko
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 68/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:12
- Released
- 2006
- Album
- Movements
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -7.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.8 dB
- ISRC
- DEBE70500178
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Darko - 2023 Remixremix10B · 124
- Darko - 2023 Extended Remixremix10A · 124
- Darko - 2016 Remasteroriginal10B · 128
- Darko - Ganzer & Niggemann Remixremix8B · 128
- Darko - Le Grand Noir Mixoriginal10B · 128
- Darko - Radio Slave Remixremix9B · 124
Darko runs 128 BPM in D major (10B), a peak-time tempo tech house record. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is strong and floor-ready. 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 13 dB). A 2006 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Booka Shade's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- faster than 85% of Booka Shade's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 82% of Booka Shade's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Darko in?
Darko by Booka Shade is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Darko?
Darko runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Darko?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Darko good for peak time?
With energy 68 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 128 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%: 120-136 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
