Insect Near Piha Beach
30s preview
- BPM
- 131
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 84/100
- Pop
- 34/100
- Length
- 5:16
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -10.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBXNG2051007
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Insect Near Piha Beach runs 131 BPM in A major (11B), a peak-time tempo techno record. Tonally it lands 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. Hotter than 87% of Four Tet's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 87% of Four Tet's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 86% of Four Tet's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 77% of Four Tet's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Insect Near Piha Beach in?
Insect Near Piha Beach by Four Tet is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Insect Near Piha Beach?
Insect Near Piha Beach runs at 131 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Insect Near Piha Beach?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Insect Near Piha Beach good for peak time?
With energy 84 out of 100 at 131 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 131 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 123-139 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 84/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 131 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 131 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
