Uncle Son
30s preview
- BPM
- 113
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 24/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:34
- Released
- 1971
- Album
- Muswell Hillbillies
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -15.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.8 dB
- ISRC
- USQX91401410
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Uncle Son (2022 Remaster)original10B · 113
- Uncle Son - Alternate Versionoriginal9B · 109
- Uncle Son - Alternate Versionoriginal9B · 109
- Uncle Sonoriginal10B · 114
Uncle Son runs 113 BPM in D major (10B), a mid-tempo techno record. It reads as brooding and low-slung. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). A 1971 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 97% of Kink's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 94% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Uncle Son in?
Uncle Son by Kink is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Uncle Son?
Uncle Son runs at 113 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Uncle Son?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Uncle Son good for peak time?
With energy 24 out of 100 at 113 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 113 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 106-120 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B 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 113 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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