Dreams (2014 Remaster)
30s preview
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 46/100
- Pop
- 8/100
- Length
- 3:45
- Released
- 1971
- Album
- Percy (2014 Remaster)
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -10.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.1 dB
- ISRC
- GB5KW1499841
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Dreams - Mono mix from "Percy"original11B · 124
- Dreamsoriginal11B · 127
At 127 BPM in A major (11B), Dreams (2014 Remaster) is a peak-time tempo techno production. The feel is balanced in mood. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 1971 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 85% of Kink's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- better known than 85% of Kink's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 80% of Kink's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 79% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 27%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 28%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Dreams (2014 Remaster) in?
Dreams (2014 Remaster) by Kink is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Dreams (2014 Remaster)?
Dreams (2014 Remaster) runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Dreams (2014 Remaster)?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Dreams (2014 Remaster) good for peak time?
With energy 46 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 127 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 119-135 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 127 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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