State of Confusion
30s preview
- BPM
- 121
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 82/100
- Pop
- 24/100
- Length
- 3:44
- Released
- 1983
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.6 dB
- ISRC
- USQX91401291
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
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- State Of Confusionoriginal10A · 121
State of Confusion: club-tempo techno, B minor (10A), 121 BPM. It reads as bright and euphoric. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). A 1983 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 96% of Kink's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- groovier than 81% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is State of Confusion in?
State of Confusion by Kink is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is State of Confusion?
State of Confusion runs at 121 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with State of Confusion?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is State of Confusion good for peak time?
With energy 82 out of 100 at 121 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 121 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 114-128 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 121 — 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 121 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
