
A Bridge Over Novocaine
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 116
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 58/100
- Pop
- 13/100
- Length
- 3:08
- Released
- 2018
- Album
- Disconnected - Part Three
- Genre
- Idm
- Loudness
- -13.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.3 dB
- ISRC
- NLF711809389
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- A Bridge Over Novocaine (extended mix)version6A · 116
- A Bridge Over Novocaine - Tim Schaufert Remixremix7A · 116
A mid-tempo idm cut, A Bridge Over Novocaine sits in A minor (8A) at 116 BPM. It reads as balanced in mood. It is vocal-led. 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 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 91% of Jan Blomqvist's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is A Bridge Over Novocaine in?
A Bridge Over Novocaine by Jan Blomqvist is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is A Bridge Over Novocaine?
A Bridge Over Novocaine runs at 116 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with A Bridge Over Novocaine?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is A Bridge Over Novocaine good for peak time?
With energy 58 out of 100 at 116 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 116 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%: 109-123 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 116 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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