Ancient Future
- BPM
- 121
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 84/100
- Pop
- 15/100
- Length
- 9:11
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Label
- Parquet Recordings
- Loudness
- -7.9 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Ancient Future is a club-tempo progressive house track in D major (10B) at 121 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Darker than 98% of GMJ's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- better known than 95% of GMJ's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Ancient Future in?
Ancient Future by GMJ is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Ancient Future?
Ancient Future runs at 121 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Ancient Future?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Ancient Future good for peak time?
With energy 84 out of 100 at 121 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 121 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 114-128 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 121 — 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 121 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
