Holy Smoke - Original Mix
30s preview
- BPM
- 152
- Half-time
- 76
- Open Key
- 11d
- Energy
- 99/100
- Pop
- 10/100
- Length
- 5:55
- Released
- 2016
- Album
- Forever Frontline EP
- Genre
- Hard Techno
- Label
- Kube Records
- Loudness
- -4.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.5 dB
- ISRC
- NLCK41032793
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 152 BPM in B♭ major (6B), Holy Smoke - Original Mix is a fast hard techno production. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 97% of O.B.I.'s catalogue.
- Reach:
- better known than 92% of O.B.I.'s catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Holy Smoke - Original Mix in?
Holy Smoke - Original Mix by O.B.I. is in B♭ major, or 6B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Holy Smoke - Original Mix?
Holy Smoke - Original Mix runs at 152 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Holy Smoke - Original Mix?
From 6B it blends harmonically with 7B, 6A, 5B. Moving to 7B lifts the energy a step.
Is Holy Smoke - Original Mix good for peak time?
With energy 99 out of 100 at 152 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
6B → 5B · 7B · 6AFrom 6B, 7B (F major) lifts the energy a step; 6A (G minor) settles into the relative minor; 5B (E♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6B at 152 BPM: 7B (F major) — move to 7B to push the floor harder; 6A (G minor) — switch to 6A for a mood change without losing the groove; 5B (E♭ major) — drop to 5B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 143-161 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 1B rather than 6B; below -5% it reads as 11B. With key lock on, it stays 6B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 152 — 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 152 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
