Sugarcane
30s preview
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 135
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 85/100
- Pop
- 18/100
- Length
- 2:33
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -4.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBPQS2400392
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Sugarcane - Extended Mixversion8A · 135
Sugarcane is a driving up-tempo house track in D minor (7A) at 135 BPM. The groove is strong and floor-ready. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Faster than 99% of Kevin McKay's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 93% of Kevin McKay's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 85% of Kevin McKay's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 82% of Kevin McKay's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Sugarcane in?
Sugarcane by Kevin McKay is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sugarcane?
Sugarcane runs at 135 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Sugarcane?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is Sugarcane good for peak time?
With energy 85 out of 100 at 135 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 135 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 127-143 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 85/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 135 — 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 135 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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