Circles
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 12/100
- Length
- 2:53
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -5.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBPQS2300341
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Circles - Extended Mixversion8B · 126
Circles: club-tempo house, C major (8B), 126 BPM. The feel is bright and euphoric. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). Hotter than 91% of Kevin McKay's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 91% of Kevin McKay's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 81% of Kevin McKay's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Circles in?
Circles by Kevin McKay is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Circles?
Circles runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Circles?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Circles good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 126 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 95/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — 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 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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