Dark Moves
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 99/100
- Pop
- 11/100
- Length
- 4:47
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Punk
- Loudness
- -3.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBPWR1500416
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Dark Moves runs 174 BPM in B minor (10A), a punk record. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 97% of Friction's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 87% of Friction's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 77% of Friction's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Dark Moves in?
Dark Moves by Friction is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Dark Moves?
Dark Moves runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Dark Moves?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Dark Moves good for peak time?
With energy 99 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 174 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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