The Lab
30s preview
- BPM
- 100
- Double-time
- 200
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 57/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:19
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Decay
- Genre
- Minimal
- Loudness
- -6.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.9 dB
- ISRC
- ITZ831000731
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 100 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), The Lab is a slow-groove tempo minimal production. The feel is dark and steady. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Nihil Young's catalogue.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Nihil Young's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 95% of Nihil Young's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 89% of Nihil Young's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Lab in?
The Lab by Nihil Young is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Lab?
The Lab runs at 100 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with The Lab?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Lab good for peak time?
With energy 57 out of 100 at 100 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 100 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 94-106 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 100 — 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 100 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
