Cloudy City
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 63/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 6:20
- Released
- 2005
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -13.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.5 dB
- ISRC
- DEAE60500469
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Cloudy City runs 128 BPM in D♭ major (3B), a peak-time tempo techno record. It reads as dark and driving. 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. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2005 production that still circulates in sets. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 7%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Cloudy City in?
Cloudy City by Ellen Allien is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Cloudy City?
Cloudy City runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Cloudy City?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Cloudy City good for peak time?
With energy 63 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 128 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%: 120-136 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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