Sprawl
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 70/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 7:15
- Released
- 2018
- Album
- Count Zero EP (PART I)
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Tronic
- Loudness
- -8.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 7.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBKQU1808784
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Sprawl - 2023 Editversion8B · 139
- Sprawl - John Selway Remixremix9B · 128
At 128 BPM in B minor (10A), Sprawl is a peak-time tempo techno production. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. More bass-heavy than 94% of Christian Smith's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 84% of Christian Smith's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 76% of Christian Smith's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 47%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 6%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Sprawl in?
Sprawl by Christian Smith is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sprawl?
Sprawl runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Sprawl?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Sprawl good for peak time?
With energy 70 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 128 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
