Dance and Kill
30s preview
- Key
- 5A · C minor
- BPM
- 136
- Open Key
- 10m
- Energy
- 71/100
- Pop
- 14/100
- Length
- 5:17
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.8 dB
- ISRC
- DEAE60000287
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Dance and Kill is a driving up-tempo techno track in C minor (5A) at 136 BPM. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. Better known than 90% of Ellen Allien's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- faster than 83% of Ellen Allien's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 79% of Ellen Allien's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 34%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Dance and Kill in?
Dance and Kill by Ellen Allien is in C minor, or 5A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Dance and Kill?
Dance and Kill runs at 136 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Dance and Kill?
From 5A it blends harmonically with 6A, 5B, 4A. Moving to 6A lifts the energy a step.
Is Dance and Kill good for peak time?
With energy 71 out of 100 at 136 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
5A → 4A · 6A · 5BFrom 5A, 6A (G minor) lifts the energy a step; 5B (E♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 4A (F minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 5A at 136 BPM: 6A (G minor) — move to 6A to push the floor harder; 5B (E♭ major) — switch to 5B for a mood change without losing the groove; 4A (F minor) — drop to 4A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 128-144 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 12A rather than 5A; below -5% it reads as 10A. With key lock on, it stays 5A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 136 — 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 136 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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