Liquefaction
30s preview
- BPM
- 157
- Half-time
- 79
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 43/100
- Pop
- 16/100
- Length
- 4:59
- Released
- 1999
- Album
- Dialogue
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Label
- Output
- Loudness
- -9.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBXNG0699006
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A fast downtempo cut, Liquefaction sits in D♭ major (3B) at 157 BPM. The feel is balanced 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 unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 1999 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 91% of Four Tet's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 77% of Four Tet's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 75% of Four Tet's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Liquefaction in?
Liquefaction by Four Tet is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Liquefaction?
Liquefaction runs at 157 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Liquefaction?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Liquefaction good for peak time?
With energy 43 out of 100 at 157 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
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 157 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%: 148-166 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 warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 157 — 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 157 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
