Birds on a Wire
30s preview
- Key
- 5A · C minor
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 10m
- Energy
- 55/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 10:04
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Deep Techno
- Loudness
- -6.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.3 dB
- ISRC
- US83Z2102848
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Birds on a Wire - Damian Lazarus Re-Shapeoriginal3B · 122
A club-tempo deep techno cut, Birds on a Wire sits in C minor (5A) at 122 BPM. It reads as dark and steady. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. Slower than 99% of Marbs's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Marbs's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 95% of Marbs's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 88% of Marbs's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 46%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Birds on a Wire in?
Birds on a Wire by Marbs is in C minor, or 5A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Birds on a Wire?
Birds on a Wire runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Birds on a Wire?
From 5A it blends harmonically with 6A, 5B, 4A. Moving to 6A lifts the energy a step.
Is Birds on a Wire good for peak time?
With energy 55 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
5A → 4A · 6A · 5BFrom 5A, 6A (G minor) lifts the energy a step; 5B (E♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 4A (F minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 5A at 122 BPM: 6A (G minor) — move to 6A to push the floor harder; 5B (E♭ major) — switch to 5B for a mood change without losing the groove; 4A (F minor) — drop to 4A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 115-129 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 12A rather than 5A; below -5% it reads as 10A. With key lock on, it stays 5A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — 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 122 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
