Music Is the Answer - Future Shock Dub
30s preview
- BPM
- 129
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 6/100
- Length
- 8:30
- Released
- 2008
- Album
- Music Is the Answer (Part 1)
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Label
- Twisted America Records
- Loudness
- -6.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.9 dB
- ISRC
- USTWR0800091
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Music Is The Answer (Dancin' And Prancin')original11A · 125
- Music Is the Answer - Original Extended 12-Inch Mixversion12A · 125
- Music Is The Answer (Dancin' & Prancin')original12A · 125
- Music Is The Answer (Dancin' And Prancin') - Danny's Tourism Mixoriginal12A · 125
- Music is the Answer - Radio Edit Remixremix1B · 125
- Music Is the Answer - Gabriel Vezzola Mixoriginal3B · 127
Against the original (11A at 125 BPM), this version runs 4 BPM faster and moves the key from 11A to 4B.
Music Is the Answer - Future Shock Dub: peak-time tempo progressive house, A♭ major (4B), 129 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral 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 unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 88% of Danny Tenaglia's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- faster than 88% of Danny Tenaglia's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 75% of Danny Tenaglia's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 25%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 21%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Music Is the Answer - Future Shock Dub in?
Music Is the Answer - Future Shock Dub by Danny Tenaglia is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Music Is the Answer - Future Shock Dub?
Music Is the Answer - Future Shock Dub runs at 129 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Music Is the Answer - Future Shock Dub?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Music Is the Answer - Future Shock Dub good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 129 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 129 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 121-137 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 94/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 129 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 129 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
