EM Ocean
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- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 88
- Double-time
- 176
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 23/100
- Pop
- 13/100
- Length
- 1:55
- Released
- 2007
- Genre
- Idm
- Loudness
- -17.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.8 dB
- ISRC
- DEAE60700667
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
EM Ocean: downtempo idm, C major (8B), 88 BPM. The feel is brooding and low-slung. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2007 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 99% of Modeselektor's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 99% of Modeselektor's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 97% of Modeselektor's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 96% of Modeselektor's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is EM Ocean in?
EM Ocean by Modeselektor is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is EM Ocean?
EM Ocean runs at 88 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with EM Ocean?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is EM Ocean good for peak time?
With energy 23 out of 100 at 88 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 88 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 83-93 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B 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 88 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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