Acid Espresso
30s preview
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 66/100
- Pop
- 12/100
- Length
- 5:42
- Released
- 2025
- Album
- Acid Espresso / Danger X
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -5.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.5 dB
- ISRC
- UKU932484052
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 127 BPM in D♭ major (3B), Acid Espresso is a peak-time tempo techno production. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is strong and floor-ready. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. Calmer than 87% of Nihil Young's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- better known than 84% of Nihil Young's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 82% of Nihil Young's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 76% of Nihil Young's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Acid Espresso in?
Acid Espresso by Nihil Young is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Acid Espresso?
Acid Espresso runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Acid Espresso?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Acid Espresso good for peak time?
With energy 66 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 127 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 119-135 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 127 — 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 127 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
