Future Noir
30s preview
- BPM
- 118
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 86/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 5:35
- Released
- 2021
- Album
- Think Again
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -10.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.6 dB
- ISRC
- USAX10000581
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Future Noir runs 118 BPM in F♯ major (2B), a mid-tempo techno record. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. Slower than 75% of Jeff Mills's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Future Noir in?
Future Noir by Jeff Mills is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Future Noir?
Future Noir runs at 118 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Future Noir?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Future Noir good for peak time?
With energy 86 out of 100 at 118 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 118 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%: 111-125 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 118 — 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 118 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
