First Contact (original mix)
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 84/100
- Pop
- 7/100
- Length
- 4:56
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -10.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA1500763
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
First Contact (original mix): club-tempo progressive house, B minor (10A), 125 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 79% of Grum's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is First Contact (original mix) in?
First Contact (original mix) by Grum is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is First Contact (original mix)?
First Contact (original mix) runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with First Contact (original mix)?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is First Contact (original mix) good for peak time?
With energy 84 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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 125 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%: 117-133 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: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 84/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — 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 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
