River
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 90/100
- Pop
- 36/100
- Length
- 8:50
- Released
- 2022
- Album
- River / Tree of Life
- Genre
- Deep House
- Label
- Moments
- Loudness
- -7.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.9 dB
- ISRC
- DEY032102334
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo deep house cut, River sits in E minor (9A) at 124 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. Better known than 97% of Guy J's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Brightness:
- darker than 91% of Guy J's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 86% of Guy J's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 81% of Guy J's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is River in?
River by Guy J is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is River?
River runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with River?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is River good for peak time?
With energy 90 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 124 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-131 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 90/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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