Obviate Thought
30s preview
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 140
- Half-time
- 70
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 70/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:42
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -11.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 7.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBR8R2300099
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 140 BPM in B major (1B), Obviate Thought is a driving up-tempo techno production. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. More underground than 99% of Nicolas Bougaïeff's catalogue.
- Groove:
- groovier than 98% of Nicolas Bougaïeff's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 45%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 15%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Obviate Thought in?
Obviate Thought by Nicolas Bougaïeff is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Obviate Thought?
Obviate Thought runs at 140 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Obviate Thought?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Obviate Thought good for peak time?
With energy 70 out of 100 at 140 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 1B at 140 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 132-148 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 140 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 140 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
