Animal Trails
30s preview
- BPM
- 150
- Half-time
- 75
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 67/100
- Pop
- 15/100
- Length
- 4:38
- Released
- 2016
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -11.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.2 dB
- ISRC
- DEOE81610330
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Animal Trails runs 150 BPM in E♭ minor (2A), a fast techno record. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The timbre leans dark. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 93% of Moderat's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 92% of Moderat's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 91% of Moderat's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 76% of Moderat's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Animal Trails in?
Animal Trails by Moderat is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Animal Trails?
Animal Trails runs at 150 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Animal Trails?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is Animal Trails good for peak time?
With energy 67 out of 100 at 150 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
2A → 1A · 3A · 2BFrom 2A, 3A (B♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 2B (F♯ major) brightens to the relative major; 1A (A♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2A at 150 BPM: 3A (B♭ minor) — move to 3A to push the floor harder; 2B (F♯ major) — switch to 2B for a mood change without losing the groove; 1A (A♭ minor) — drop to 1A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 141-159 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 9A rather than 2A; below -5% it reads as 7A. With key lock on, it stays 2A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 150 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 150 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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