Release
30s preview
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 51/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:14
- Released
- 2016
- Album
- Force Majeure
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -10.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 7.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBUR61600064
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Release (Stringz Mix)original8B · 125
Release runs 125 BPM in D minor (7A), a club-tempo techno record. 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. More underground than 99% of Christian Smith's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- darker than 97% of Christian Smith's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 96% of Christian Smith's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 93% of Christian Smith's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 46%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 14%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Release in?
Release by Christian Smith is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Release?
Release runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Release?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is Release good for peak time?
With energy 51 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 125 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
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.
