Searching for Meaning
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 118
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 61/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:38
- Released
- 2014
- Album
- Deep Into Afrika, Vol. 2
- Genre
- Tribal House
- Loudness
- -10.4 dB
- ISRC
- ZAM141400535
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Searching for Meaning is a mid-tempo tribal house track in A minor (8A) at 118 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Citizen Deep's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 83% of Citizen Deep's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Searching for Meaning in?
Searching for Meaning by Citizen Deep is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Searching for Meaning?
Searching for Meaning runs at 118 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Searching for Meaning?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Searching for Meaning good for peak time?
With energy 61 out of 100 at 118 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 118 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 111-125 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 118 — 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 118 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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