Sumatra
30s preview
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 25/100
- Length
- 3:44
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- Sumatra EP
- Genre
- Tech House
- Label
- Toolroom Records
- Loudness
- -4.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBJAJ1701211
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Sumatra - Original Mixoriginal3B · 125
At 125 BPM in D♭ major (3B), Sumatra is a club-tempo tech house production. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 96% of Eli Brown's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Brightness:
- darker than 81% of Eli Brown's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 76% of Eli Brown's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 75% of Eli Brown's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Sumatra in?
Sumatra by Eli Brown is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sumatra?
Sumatra runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Sumatra?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Sumatra good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 125 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 94/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
