Quicksand
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 71/100
- Pop
- 15/100
- Length
- 8:54
- Released
- 2006
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Ostgut Ton
- Loudness
- -12.3 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Quicksand runs 125 BPM in D♭ major (3B), a club-tempo techno record. 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. A 2006 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 88% of Marcel Dettmann's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Reach:
- better known than 78% of Marcel Dettmann's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Quicksand in?
Quicksand by Marcel Dettmann is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Quicksand?
Quicksand runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Quicksand?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Quicksand good for peak time?
With energy 71 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
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 125 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%: 117-133 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 floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — 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 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
