Present Age
30s preview
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 77/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 5:55
- Released
- 2004
- Album
- Three Ages
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- MK2 Music
- Loudness
- -15.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 19.0 dB
- ISRC
- FR13V0400052
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 126 BPM in E♭ minor (2A), Present Age is a club-tempo techno production. Tonally it lands bright and euphoric. 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. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 19 dB). A 2004 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 96% of Jeff Mills's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 78% of Jeff Mills's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Present Age in?
Present Age by Jeff Mills is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Present Age?
Present Age runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Present Age?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is Present Age good for peak time?
With energy 77 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
2A → 1A · 3A · 2BFrom 2A, 3A (B♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 2B (F♯ major) brightens to the relative major; 1A (A♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 2A at 126 BPM: 3A (B♭ minor) — move to 3A to push the floor harder; 2B (F♯ major) — switch to 2B for a mood change without losing the groove; 1A (A♭ minor) — drop to 1A 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 9A rather than 2A; below -5% it reads as 7A. With key lock on, it stays 2A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 77/100).
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.
