Loose Hooks
30s preview
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 66/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 7:43
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- Knibbie Never Comes Alone / Loose Hooks
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- M_nus
- Loudness
- -14.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.9 dB
- ISRC
- CAM261150260
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Loose Hooks is a club-tempo techno track in D♭ major (3B) at 125 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. More bass-heavy than 93% of Loco Dice's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- darker than 79% of Loco Dice's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 46%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 8%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Loose Hooks in?
Loose Hooks by Loco Dice is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Loose Hooks?
Loose Hooks runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Loose Hooks?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Loose Hooks good for peak time?
With energy 66 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 125 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — 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 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
