Scythe Master
30s preview
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 82/100
- Pop
- 33/100
- Length
- 8:00
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 20.9 dB
- ISRC
- FRIDO2412045
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A peak-time tempo techno cut, Scythe Master sits in D♭ major (3B) at 130 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 21 dB). More treble-tilted than 89% of Four Tet's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Reach:
- better known than 85% of Four Tet's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 82% of Four Tet's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Scythe Master in?
Scythe Master by Four Tet is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Scythe Master?
Scythe Master runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Scythe Master?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Scythe Master good for peak time?
With energy 82 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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 130 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%: 122-138 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 peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 82/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — 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 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
