Darkness
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 132
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 59/100
- Length
- 3:55
- Released
- 2026
- Genre
- Deep House
- Loudness
- -8.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.4 dB
- ISRC
- QM4TX2619812
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Darkness is a peak-time tempo deep house track in F minor (4A) at 132 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). Less groove-driven than 97% of Chris Stussy's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Reach:
- better known than 97% of Chris Stussy's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 94% of Chris Stussy's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 91% of Chris Stussy's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 27%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Darkness in?
Darkness by Chris Stussy is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Darkness?
Darkness runs at 132 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Darkness?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Darkness good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 132 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 132 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 124-140 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 83/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 132 — 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 132 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
