Palisades
30s preview
- BPM
- 170
- Half-time
- 85
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 52/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:42
- Released
- 2008
- Genre
- Idm
- Loudness
- -15.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.6 dB
- ISRC
- DEAS90800303
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 170 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), Palisades is a very fast idm production. It reads as dark and steady. 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 18 dB). A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Kangding Ray's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 91% of Kangding Ray's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 88% of Kangding Ray's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Palisades in?
Palisades by Kangding Ray is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Palisades?
Palisades runs at 170 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with Palisades?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Palisades good for peak time?
With energy 52 out of 100 at 170 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 170 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 160-180 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 170 — 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 170 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
