Mess of a Machine (Sean Tyas remix edit)
- Key
- 6A · G minor
- BPM
- 140
- Half-time
- 70
- Open Key
- 11m
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 7/100
- Length
- 7:53
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -4.5 dB
- ISRC
- NLF712200984
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Mess of a Machine (Sean Tyas remix edit) is a driving up-tempo trance track in G minor (6A) at 140 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 81% of John O'Callaghan's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Mess of a Machine (Sean Tyas remix edit) in?
Mess of a Machine (Sean Tyas remix edit) by John O'Callaghan is in G minor, or 6A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Mess of a Machine (Sean Tyas remix edit)?
Mess of a Machine (Sean Tyas remix edit) runs at 140 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Mess of a Machine (Sean Tyas remix edit)?
From 6A it blends harmonically with 7A, 6B, 5A. Moving to 7A lifts the energy a step.
Is Mess of a Machine (Sean Tyas remix edit) good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 140 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
6A → 5A · 7A · 6BFrom 6A, 7A (D minor) lifts the energy a step; 6B (B♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 5A (C minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6A at 140 BPM: 7A (D minor) — move to 7A to push the floor harder; 6B (B♭ major) — switch to 6B for a mood change without losing the groove; 5A (C minor) — drop to 5A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 132-148 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 1A rather than 6A; below -5% it reads as 11A. With key lock on, it stays 6A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 97/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 140 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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