Stoppage Time (original mix)
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- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 67/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 9:40
- Released
- 2004
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -11.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBEPM0400232
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Stoppage Time (original mix) is a peak-time tempo tech house track in A minor (8A) at 128 BPM. It reads as bright and euphoric. 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 13 dB). A 2004 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 94% of Guy Gerber's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- faster than 83% of Guy Gerber's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 79% of Guy Gerber's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 78% of Guy Gerber's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Stoppage Time (original mix) in?
Stoppage Time (original mix) by Guy Gerber is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Stoppage Time (original mix)?
Stoppage Time (original mix) runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Stoppage Time (original mix)?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Stoppage Time (original mix) good for peak time?
With energy 67 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 128 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%: 120-136 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
