Ascension - Original Mix
30s preview
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 90/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:36
- Released
- 2019
- Album
- Ascension
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.4 dB
- ISRC
- UKACT1891528
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Ascension - Johnny Kaos Remixremix9B · 128
- Ascension - Yin Yang Bangers Remixremix1B · 126
Ascension - Original Mix runs 124 BPM in F♯ major (2B), a club-tempo techno record. Tonally it lands dark and driving. 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. More underground than 99% of Nihil Young's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Brightness:
- darker than 95% of Nihil Young's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 34%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Ascension - Original Mix in?
Ascension - Original Mix by Nihil Young is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Ascension - Original Mix?
Ascension - Original Mix runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Ascension - Original Mix?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Ascension - Original Mix good for peak time?
With energy 90 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 124 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-131 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 90/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
