Memento
30s preview
- BPM
- 121
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 62/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:15
- Released
- 2004
- Album
- Vertigo / Memento
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -16.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 20.2 dB
- ISRC
- DEBE70500050
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Mementooriginal3A · 121
- Memento - Chloé Mixoriginal1B · 121
Memento: club-tempo tech house, B♭ minor (3A), 121 BPM. It reads as bright and euphoric. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. 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 20 dB). A 2004 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.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 94% of Booka Shade's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 90% of Booka Shade's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 89% of Booka Shade's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Memento in?
Memento by Booka Shade is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Memento?
Memento runs at 121 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Memento?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Memento good for peak time?
With energy 62 out of 100 at 121 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 121 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 114-128 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 121 — 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 121 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
