Brother
30s preview
- BPM
- 143
- Half-time
- 72
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 39/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:29
- Released
- 1977
- Album
- Sleepwalker
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -12.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.6 dB
- ISRC
- USQX91401358
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
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- Brotheroriginal12B · 144
Brother is a driving up-tempo techno track in E major (12B) at 143 BPM. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 1977 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 98% of Kink's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 91% of Kink's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 88% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 27%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Brother in?
Brother by Kink is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Brother?
Brother runs at 143 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Brother?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is Brother good for peak time?
With energy 39 out of 100 at 143 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12B at 143 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 134-152 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 143 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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