Unicorn
30s preview
- BPM
- 150
- Half-time
- 75
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 27/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:31
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -19.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBXNG1325010
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A fast techno cut, Unicorn sits in A major (11B) at 150 BPM. Tonally it lands brooding and low-slung. 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 14 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 warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Brightness:
- darker than 95% of Four Tet's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 92% of Four Tet's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 92% of Four Tet's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 43%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 36%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 1%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Unicorn in?
Unicorn by Four Tet is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Unicorn?
Unicorn runs at 150 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Unicorn?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Unicorn good for peak time?
With energy 27 out of 100 at 150 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
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 150 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%: 141-159 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 warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 150 — 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 150 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
