Revolution Starts Now
30s preview
- BPM
- 152
- Half-time
- 76
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:16
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Definition of Hard Techno
- Genre
- Hard Techno
- Loudness
- -6.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.5 dB
- ISRC
- DEH741304083
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Revolution Starts Now - Hard J Remixremix8A · 156
- Revolution Starts Now - Mario Ranieri Remixremix10A · 152
- Revolution Starts Now - Satoshi Honjo Remixremix3B · 155
- Revolution Starts Now - Sepromatiq Remixremix1A · 155
Revolution Starts Now: fast hard techno, D♭ major (3B), 152 BPM. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of O.B.I.'s catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Groove:
- groovier than 84% of O.B.I.'s catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Revolution Starts Now in?
Revolution Starts Now by O.B.I. is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Revolution Starts Now?
Revolution Starts Now runs at 152 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Revolution Starts Now?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Revolution Starts Now good for peak time?
With energy 98 out of 100 at 152 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
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 152 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%: 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B 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.
