Dark Moon
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 86/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:30
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- Mars Hunter
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -10.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.5 dB
- ISRC
- DEH741711593
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Dark Moon: club-tempo techno, C major (8B), 125 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. 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 2017 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Chris Veron's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- slower than 88% of Chris Veron's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 78% of Chris Veron's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 42%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 15%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Dark Moon in?
Dark Moon by Chris Veron is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Dark Moon?
Dark Moon runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Dark Moon?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Dark Moon good for peak time?
With energy 86 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 125 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 86/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — 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 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
