When Time Stops
30s preview
- BPM
- 142
- Half-time
- 71
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 35/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 4:35
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -13.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.2 dB
- ISRC
- USAX10001306
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
When Time Stops runs 142 BPM in E♭ minor (2A), a driving up-tempo techno record. Tonally it lands brooding and low-slung. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. 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. Less groove-driven than 92% of Jeff Mills's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 91% of Jeff Mills's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 86% of Jeff Mills's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 81% of Jeff Mills's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 35%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 7%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is When Time Stops in?
When Time Stops by Jeff Mills is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is When Time Stops?
When Time Stops runs at 142 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with When Time Stops?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is When Time Stops good for peak time?
With energy 35 out of 100 at 142 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
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.
How to mix it
In 2A at 142 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%: 133-151 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 warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 142 — 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 142 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
