West on Mars
30s preview
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 80/100
- Pop
- 6/100
- Length
- 8:31
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Label
- Bedrock Records
- Loudness
- -7.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBEPM1701266
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
West on Mars is a club-tempo progressive house track in D♭ minor (12A) at 126 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 86% of Guy J's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- faster than 76% of Guy J's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is West on Mars in?
West on Mars by Guy J is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is West on Mars?
West on Mars runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with West on Mars?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is West on Mars good for peak time?
With energy 80 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 126 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 80/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — 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 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
