Common Names For Uncommon Things - Original
- BPM
- 134
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:30
- Released
- 2022
- Album
- NOSTROMO EP
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -11.7 dB
- ISRC
- NLCK42211181
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 134 BPM in F♯ major (2B), Common Names For Uncommon Things - Original is a peak-time tempo techno production. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. More underground than 99% of Marc Faenger's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 88% of Marc Faenger's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Common Names For Uncommon Things - Original in?
Common Names For Uncommon Things - Original by Marc Faenger is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Common Names For Uncommon Things - Original?
Common Names For Uncommon Things - Original runs at 134 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Common Names For Uncommon Things - Original?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Common Names For Uncommon Things - Original good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 134 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 134 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 126-142 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 83/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 134 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 134 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
