Obsidian
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 61/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:41
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Malachite / Obsidian
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.2 dB
- ISRC
- DEKB71209752
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Obsidian is a club-tempo techno track in A minor (8A) at 126 BPM. It reads as bright and euphoric. 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. A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Cari Lekebusch's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- calmer than 91% of Cari Lekebusch's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 91% of Cari Lekebusch's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 85% of Cari Lekebusch's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Obsidian in?
Obsidian by Cari Lekebusch is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Obsidian?
Obsidian runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Obsidian?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Obsidian good for peak time?
With energy 61 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 126 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
