Massive Reductions
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 143
- Half-time
- 72
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:14
- Released
- 1984
- Album
- Word of Mouth
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.3 dB
- ISRC
- USQX91401285
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Massive Reductionsoriginal8B · 142
Massive Reductions: driving up-tempo techno, C major (8B), 143 BPM. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). A 1984 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue.
- Energy:
- hotter than 94% of Kink's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 91% 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
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Massive Reductions in?
Massive Reductions by Kink is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Massive Reductions?
Massive Reductions runs at 143 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Massive Reductions?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Massive Reductions good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 143 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 143 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%: 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 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 143 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 143 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
