Decompress - Ambivalent Remix
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 71/100
- Length
- 6:02
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Decompress - EP
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.9 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Decompress - Original Mixoriginal3A · 126
- Decompress (Ambivalent Remix)remix4B · 125
Against the original (3A at 126 BPM), this version runs 1 BPM slower and moves the key from 3A to 4B.
Decompress - Ambivalent Remix: club-tempo techno, A♭ major (4B), 125 BPM. The groove is strong and floor-ready. It is vocal-led. A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 89% of Nicolas Bougaïeff's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Tempo:
- slower than 80% of Nicolas Bougaïeff's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Decompress - Ambivalent Remix in?
Decompress - Ambivalent Remix by Nicolas Bougaïeff is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Decompress - Ambivalent Remix?
Decompress - Ambivalent Remix runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Decompress - Ambivalent Remix?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Decompress - Ambivalent Remix good for peak time?
With energy 71 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 125 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
