Look Closer
30s preview
- BPM
- 121
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 76/100
- Pop
- 18/100
- Length
- 6:29
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Label
- Replug
- Loudness
- -8.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.1 dB
- ISRC
- US83Z1814331
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Look Closer is a club-tempo progressive house track in F♯ major (2B) at 121 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. 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. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 97% of Michael A's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Brightness:
- darker than 91% of Michael A's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 85% of Michael A's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 78% of Michael A's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Look Closer in?
Look Closer by Michael A is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Look Closer?
Look Closer runs at 121 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Look Closer?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Look Closer good for peak time?
With energy 76 out of 100 at 121 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
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 121 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%: 114-128 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 floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 121 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 121 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.