Take Me Back (J.T. Donaldson Mood dub)
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- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 135
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 8:16
- Released
- 2009
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -8.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.0 dB
- ISRC
- NLZ500900022
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Take Me Back (J.T. Donaldson Mood dub): driving up-tempo house, A minor (8A), 135 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral 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 13 dB). A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 99% of Gene Farris's catalogue.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 99% of Gene Farris's catalogue
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Gene Farris's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 87% of Gene Farris's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 25%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Take Me Back (J.T. Donaldson Mood dub) in?
Take Me Back (J.T. Donaldson Mood dub) by Gene Farris is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Take Me Back (J.T. Donaldson Mood dub)?
Take Me Back (J.T. Donaldson Mood dub) runs at 135 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Take Me Back (J.T. Donaldson Mood dub)?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Take Me Back (J.T. Donaldson Mood dub) good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 135 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 135 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 127-143 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 96/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 135 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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