Black & Blue
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 80/100
- Pop
- 7/100
- Length
- 5:34
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Progressive Trance
- Loudness
- -7.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA1905691
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 130 BPM in F♯ major (2B), Black & Blue is a peak-time tempo progressive trance production. The feel is dark and driving. It is vocal-led. Darker than 85% of Ilan Bluestone's catalogue.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Black & Blue in?
Black & Blue by Ilan Bluestone is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Black & Blue?
Black & Blue runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Black & Blue?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Black & Blue good for peak time?
With energy 80 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 130 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 122-138 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 80/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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