Gong
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 160
- Half-time
- 80
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 81/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:15
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -11.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBXNG1325001
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Gong is a very fast techno track in G major (9B) at 160 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. 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 13 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Four Tet's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 91% of Four Tet's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 82% of Four Tet's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Gong in?
Gong by Four Tet is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Gong?
Gong runs at 160 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with Gong?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Gong good for peak time?
With energy 81 out of 100 at 160 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 160 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 150-170 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 160 — 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 160 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
