Dark Matter
30s preview
- BPM
- 138
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:54
- Released
- 2003
- Album
- Evolution
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.7 dB
- ISRC
- DEW560300014
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Dark Matteroriginal1A · 138
- Dark Matter - Flash Golden Remixremix10A · 134
A driving up-tempo techno cut, Dark Matter sits in A♭ minor (1A) at 138 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2003 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 99% of Chris Liebing's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Chris Liebing's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Dark Matter in?
Dark Matter by Chris Liebing is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Dark Matter?
Dark Matter runs at 138 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Dark Matter?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Dark Matter good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 138 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 138 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 130-146 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 96/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 138 — 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 138 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
