Time Keeps On Slipping
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 5:34
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -4.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBLV61726714
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo house cut, Time Keeps On Slipping sits in A minor (8A) at 122 BPM. The feel is bright and euphoric. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 96% of Kevin McKay's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 86% of Kevin McKay's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Time Keeps On Slipping in?
Time Keeps On Slipping by Kevin McKay is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Time Keeps On Slipping?
Time Keeps On Slipping runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Time Keeps On Slipping?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Time Keeps On Slipping good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 122 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 115-129 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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