You Butterfly
30s preview
- BPM
- 158
- Half-time
- 79
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 50/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:54
- Released
- 1999
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -11.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBAJH9900171
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
You Butterfly runs 158 BPM in D♭ major (3B), a fast techno record. Tonally it lands dark and steady. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. 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. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 1999 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Luke Slater's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 99% of Luke Slater's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 95% of Luke Slater's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 94% of Luke Slater's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 59%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 22%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 1%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is You Butterfly in?
You Butterfly by Luke Slater is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is You Butterfly?
You Butterfly runs at 158 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with You Butterfly?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is You Butterfly good for peak time?
With energy 50 out of 100 at 158 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
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 158 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%: 149-167 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 high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 158 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 158 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
