Drill Instructor - Recycle Duo Remix
30s preview
- BPM
- 150
- Half-time
- 75
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:25
- Released
- 2015
- Album
- Drill Instructor
- Genre
- Hard Techno
- Loudness
- -5.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.0 dB
- ISRC
- DEH741506891
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Drill Instructor - Greg Notill Remixremix3A · 155
- Drill Instructor - MOX Remixremix9A · 156
- Drill Instructororiginal9B · 150
Against the original (9B at 150 BPM), this version holds the same tempo and moves the key from 9B to 3A.
Drill Instructor - Recycle Duo Remix: fast hard techno, B♭ minor (3A), 150 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The groove is strong and floor-ready. It is vocal-led. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of O.B.I.'s catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Groove:
- groovier than 95% of O.B.I.'s catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 91% of O.B.I.'s catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 75% of O.B.I.'s catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Drill Instructor - Recycle Duo Remix in?
Drill Instructor - Recycle Duo Remix by O.B.I. is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Drill Instructor - Recycle Duo Remix?
Drill Instructor - Recycle Duo Remix runs at 150 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Drill Instructor - Recycle Duo Remix?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Drill Instructor - Recycle Duo Remix good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 150 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
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 150 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%: 141-159 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 floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 150 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More hard techno
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 150 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
