Artificial Light
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 153
- Half-time
- 77
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 64/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:25
- Released
- 1977
- Album
- Sleepwalker (Reissue)
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -7.5 dB
- ISRC
- USKO10403214
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Artificial Light runs 153 BPM in C major (8B), a fast techno record. It reads as bright and euphoric. It is vocal-led. A 1977 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 85% of Kink's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 85% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Artificial Light in?
Artificial Light by Kink is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Artificial Light?
Artificial Light runs at 153 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Artificial Light?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Artificial Light good for peak time?
With energy 64 out of 100 at 153 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
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 153 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%: 144-162 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 high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 153 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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