Perpendicular
30s preview
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 82/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 6:43
- Released
- 2016
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -10.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 7.9 dB
- ISRC
- SE3JM1600101
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Perpendicular runs 126 BPM in F♯ minor (11A), a club-tempo techno record. The feel is 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. A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 95% of Cari Lekebusch's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- slower than 84% of Cari Lekebusch's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Perpendicular in?
Perpendicular by Cari Lekebusch is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Perpendicular?
Perpendicular runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Perpendicular?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is Perpendicular good for peak time?
With energy 82 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 126 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 82/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — 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 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
