Grey
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 186
- Half-time
- 93
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 52/100
- Pop
- 51/100
- Length
- 4:50
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- 1989
- Genre
- Tech House
- Label
- Kompakt
- Loudness
- -9.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.8 dB
- ISRC
- DEU671700202
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
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- Greyoriginal10A · 125
At 186 BPM in C major (8B), Grey is a tech house production. The feel is dark and steady. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 99% of Kölsch's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- better known than 99% of Kölsch's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 83% of Kölsch's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 82% of Kölsch's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Grey in?
Grey by Kölsch is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Grey?
Grey runs at 186 BPM.
What mixes well with Grey?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Grey good for peak time?
With energy 52 out of 100 at 186 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
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 186 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%: 175-197 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 186 — 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 186 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
