Pressure
30s preview
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 77/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:28
- Released
- 1979
- Album
- Low Budget
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -10.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.5 dB
- ISRC
- USQX91401363
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Pressure - Live at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI - September 1979original11A · 90
- Pressureoriginal12A · 173
Pressure is a techno track in D♭ minor (12A) at 173 BPM. The feel is bright and euphoric. It is vocal-led. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). A 1979 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- faster than 94% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Pressure in?
Pressure by Kink is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Pressure?
Pressure runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Pressure?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Pressure good for peak time?
With energy 77 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 173 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 163-183 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 173 — 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 173 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
