Squid (rework 2025)
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 145
- Half-time
- 73
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 93/100
- Pop
- 24/100
- Length
- 5:53
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.8 dB
- ISRC
- ITJ872500194
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Squidoriginal4B · 132
Against the original (4B at 132 BPM), this version runs 13 BPM faster and moves the key from 4B to 4A.
Squid (rework 2025) is a driving up-tempo techno track in F minor (4A) at 145 BPM. 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. Less groove-driven than 86% of Deborah de Luca's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 82% of Deborah de Luca's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 80% of Deborah de Luca's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Squid (rework 2025) in?
Squid (rework 2025) by Deborah de Luca is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Squid (rework 2025)?
Squid (rework 2025) runs at 145 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Squid (rework 2025)?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Squid (rework 2025) good for peak time?
With energy 93 out of 100 at 145 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 145 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 136-154 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 145 — 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 145 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
