No Sleep - Nikko.Z Alt Mix by Marc DePulse cover art

No Sleep - Nikko.Z Alt Mix

Marc DePulse

30s preview

Key
11B · A major
BPM
126
Open Key
4d
Energy
83/100
Pop
0/100
Length
10:16
Released
2018
Album
The Swarm
Genre
Progressive House
Label
Movement Recordings
Loudness
-11.3 dB
Dynamics
11.3 dB
ISRC
US83Z1810923

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Other versions

A club-tempo progressive house cut, No Sleep - Nikko.Z Alt Mix sits in A major (11B) at 126 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. 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 11 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 99% of Marc DePulse's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Reach:
more underground than 99% of Marc DePulse's catalogue
Brightness:
darker than 96% of Marc DePulse's catalogue
Low end:
more bass-heavy than 96% of Marc DePulse's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy83
Mood4Dark
Groove43
Acoustic27
Instrumental83
Live14
Speech7

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
50%
Low
30-130 Hz
32%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
15%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
3%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is No Sleep - Nikko.Z Alt Mix in?

No Sleep - Nikko.Z Alt Mix by Marc DePulse is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is No Sleep - Nikko.Z Alt Mix?

No Sleep - Nikko.Z Alt Mix runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.

What mixes well with No Sleep - Nikko.Z Alt Mix?

From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.

Is No Sleep - Nikko.Z Alt Mix good for peak time?

With energy 83 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Mixes harmonically

11B10B · 12B · 11A

From 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.

Every move from 11B

12BSimple Mix Upper
10BSimple Mix Downer
11ATonal Shift·
12ADiagonal Mix Upper
10ADiagonal Mix Downer
2ACompatible Tone·
1BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
9BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
2BParallel Key Upper▲▲
8BParallel Key Downer▼▼
6BTritone Jump▲▲
3BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 11B at 126 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.

Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 83/100).

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 126 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

More progressive house

More from Marc DePulse

Full profile

Other recommendations

Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

#Track