Sleeper
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- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 50/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:25
- Released
- 2012
- Album
- Airstrike EP
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -14.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.4 dB
- ISRC
- CH3320900137
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Sleeperoriginal8B · 130
Sleeper is a peak-time tempo techno track in C major (8B) at 130 BPM. It reads as balanced in mood. 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 2012 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Daniel Avery's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- groovier than 94% of Daniel Avery's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 92% of Daniel Avery's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 89% of Daniel Avery's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 46%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 36%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 13%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 6%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Sleeper in?
Sleeper by Daniel Avery is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sleeper?
Sleeper runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Sleeper?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Sleeper good for peak time?
With energy 50 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 130 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%: 122-138 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — 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 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
