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Tear Drop Nebula (reworked mix)

Jeff Mills

Key
4A · F minor
BPM
118
Open Key
9m
Energy
69/100
Pop
5/100
Length
5:25
Released
2024
Genre
Techno
Loudness
-8.5 dB

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Tear Drop Nebula (reworked mix): mid-tempo techno, F minor (4A), 118 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Slower than 75% of Jeff Mills's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy69
Mood36Balanced
Groove65
Acoustic1
Instrumental87
Live17
Speech3

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Tear Drop Nebula (reworked mix) in?

Tear Drop Nebula (reworked mix) by Jeff Mills is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Tear Drop Nebula (reworked mix)?

Tear Drop Nebula (reworked mix) runs at 118 BPM, a mid-tempo track.

What mixes well with Tear Drop Nebula (reworked mix)?

From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.

Is Tear Drop Nebula (reworked mix) good for peak time?

With energy 69 out of 100 at 118 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.

Mixes harmonically

4A3A · 5A · 4B

From 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 4A

5ASimple Mix Upper
3ASimple Mix Downer
4BTonal Shift·
5BDiagonal Mix Upper
3BDiagonal Mix Downer
1BCompatible Tone·
6AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
2AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
7AParallel Key Upper▲▲
1AParallel Key Downer▼▼
11ATritone Jump▲▲
8ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 4A at 118 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A 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.

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