Curls
30s preview
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 72/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:04
- Released
- 2012
- Album
- Encantado Ep
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -12.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.6 dB
- ISRC
- USQY51242460
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Curls - Dualton dubversion3B · 124
Curls is a peak-time tempo techno track in F♯ minor (11A) at 127 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. 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 12 dB). A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Marc Faenger's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Brightness:
- darker than 88% of Marc Faenger's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 87% of Marc Faenger's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 47%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Curls in?
Curls by Marc Faenger is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Curls?
Curls runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Curls?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is Curls good for peak time?
With energy 72 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 127 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 119-135 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 127 — 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 127 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
