Tension (original mix)
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- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 73/100
- Pop
- 21/100
- Length
- 6:22
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -7.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA1400640
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 128 BPM in F minor (4A), Tension (original mix) is a peak-time tempo progressive house production. The feel is dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 96% of Jerome Isma-Ae's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Reach:
- better known than 91% of Jerome Isma-Ae's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 78% of Jerome Isma-Ae's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 75% of Jerome Isma-Ae's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Tension (original mix) in?
Tension (original mix) by Jerome Isma-Ae is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Tension (original mix)?
Tension (original mix) runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Tension (original mix)?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Tension (original mix) good for peak time?
With energy 73 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 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.
How to mix it
In 4A at 128 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%: 120-136 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 floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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