Awake
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 86
- Double-time
- 172
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 12/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 2:12
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Kompakt
- Loudness
- -19.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.5 dB
- ISRC
- DEU672100698
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 86 BPM in A minor (8A), Awake is a downtempo techno production. The feel is brooding and low-slung. 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 18 dB). Calmer than 99% of Kölsch's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 99% of Kölsch's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 98% of Kölsch's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 98% of Kölsch's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 42%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 3%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Awake in?
Awake by Kölsch is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Awake?
Awake runs at 86 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Awake?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Awake good for peak time?
With energy 12 out of 100 at 86 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 86 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 81-91 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A 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 86 — 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 86 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
