The Riddle of the Dragon
30s preview
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 86/100
- Pop
- 14/100
- Length
- 6:04
- Released
- 2025
- Album
- Two Moons
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -6.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.8 dB
- ISRC
- US83Z2547902
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A peak-time tempo techno cut, The Riddle of the Dragon sits in A major (11B) at 130 BPM. Tonally it lands 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. Darker than 99% of Monococ's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Reach:
- better known than 95% of Monococ's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 91% of Monococ's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 89% of Monococ's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Riddle of the Dragon in?
The Riddle of the Dragon by Monococ is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Riddle of the Dragon?
The Riddle of the Dragon runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with The Riddle of the Dragon?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Riddle of the Dragon good for peak time?
With energy 86 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 130 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 122-138 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 86/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
