Primordial Sludge
30s preview
- Key
- 6A · G minor
- BPM
- 98
- Double-time
- 196
- Open Key
- 11m
- Energy
- 52/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 5:33
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Electro
- Loudness
- -11.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBCFB1800159
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Primordial Sludge: slow-groove tempo electro, G minor (6A), 98 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and steady. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 94% of Helena Hauff's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 92% of Helena Hauff's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 89% of Helena Hauff's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 87% of Helena Hauff's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 35%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 5%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Primordial Sludge in?
Primordial Sludge by Helena Hauff is in G minor, or 6A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Primordial Sludge?
Primordial Sludge runs at 98 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Primordial Sludge?
From 6A it blends harmonically with 7A, 6B, 5A. Moving to 7A lifts the energy a step.
Is Primordial Sludge good for peak time?
With energy 52 out of 100 at 98 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
6A → 5A · 7A · 6BFrom 6A, 7A (D minor) lifts the energy a step; 6B (B♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 5A (C minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6A at 98 BPM: 7A (D minor) — move to 7A to push the floor harder; 6B (B♭ major) — switch to 6B for a mood change without losing the groove; 5A (C minor) — drop to 5A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 92-104 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 1A rather than 6A; below -5% it reads as 11A. With key lock on, it stays 6A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 98 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 98 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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