Ethnos - Original Mix
30s preview
- BPM
- 117
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 35/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:07
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Ethnos EP
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -14.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.3 dB
- ISRC
- US83Z1322617
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Ethnos - Original Mix is a mid-tempo progressive house track in A major (11B) at 117 BPM. It reads as brooding and low-slung. 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. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 99% of Michael A's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- slower than 99% of Michael A's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 99% of Michael A's catalogue
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Michael A's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 48%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 14%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 7%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Ethnos - Original Mix in?
Ethnos - Original Mix by Michael A is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Ethnos - Original Mix?
Ethnos - Original Mix runs at 117 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Ethnos - Original Mix?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Ethnos - Original Mix good for peak time?
With energy 35 out of 100 at 117 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 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.
How to mix it
In 11B at 117 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%: 110-124 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 warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 117 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More progressive house
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 117 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
