Flares and Flashes
- Key
- 6A · G minor
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 11m
- Energy
- 91/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:50
- Released
- 2012
- Album
- First Hand Expirience EP
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -10.7 dB
- ISRC
- DEBL60619964
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Flares and flashesoriginal6A · 126
Flares and Flashes: club-tempo techno, G minor (6A), 126 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Monococ's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 92% of Monococ's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Flares and Flashes in?
Flares and Flashes by Monococ is in G minor, or 6A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Flares and Flashes?
Flares and Flashes runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Flares and Flashes?
From 6A it blends harmonically with 7A, 6B, 5A. Moving to 7A lifts the energy a step.
Is Flares and Flashes good for peak time?
With energy 91 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
6A → 5A · 7A · 6BFrom 6A, 7A (D minor) lifts the energy a step; 6B (B♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 5A (C minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6A at 126 BPM: 7A (D minor) — move to 7A to push the floor harder; 6B (B♭ major) — switch to 6B for a mood change without losing the groove; 5A (C minor) — drop to 5A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 1A rather than 6A; below -5% it reads as 11A. With key lock on, it stays 6A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 91/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
