Where The Sea Swings In Like An Iron Gate
30s preview
- Key
- 6A · G minor
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 11m
- Energy
- 61/100
- Pop
- 17/100
- Length
- 6:42
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Punk
- Loudness
- -11.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA1702011
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Where The Sea Swings In Like An Iron Gate - Editversion6A · 123
Where The Sea Swings In Like An Iron Gate: club-tempo punk, G minor (6A), 123 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The groove is strong and floor-ready. 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 13 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 79% of Kidnap's catalogue.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Where The Sea Swings In Like An Iron Gate in?
Where The Sea Swings In Like An Iron Gate by Kidnap is in G minor, or 6A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Where The Sea Swings In Like An Iron Gate?
Where The Sea Swings In Like An Iron Gate runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Where The Sea Swings In Like An Iron Gate?
From 6A it blends harmonically with 7A, 6B, 5A. Moving to 7A lifts the energy a step.
Is Where The Sea Swings In Like An Iron Gate good for peak time?
With energy 61 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 123 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%: 116-130 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 123 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More punk
More from Kidnap
Full profile
Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 123 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
Every insight on this page, for your own library.
Vibes runs this same analysis on the music you own: keys, energy and vibe for every track, organized into sets you can actually play.