Chemical
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- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 131
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 85/100
- Pop
- 7/100
- Length
- 5:38
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBARL2101267
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Chemical: peak-time tempo techno, A minor (8A), 131 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 unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). Faster than 87% of MK's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Brightness:
- darker than 78% of MK's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Chemical in?
Chemical by MK is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Chemical?
Chemical runs at 131 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Chemical?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Chemical good for peak time?
With energy 85 out of 100 at 131 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 131 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 123-139 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 85/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 131 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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