Lust
- BPM
- 144
- Half-time
- 72
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 19/100
- Length
- 5:14
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -5.8 dB
- ISRC
- DEAE62400014
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Lust runs 144 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), a driving up-tempo techno record. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Hotter than 96% of Ellen Allien's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 95% of Ellen Allien's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 95% of Ellen Allien's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 87% of Ellen Allien's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Lust in?
Lust by Ellen Allien is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Lust?
Lust runs at 144 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Lust?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Lust good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 144 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 144 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 135-153 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 144 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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