Signs of Darkness
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 153
- Half-time
- 77
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 100/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:07
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Definition of Hard Techno
- Genre
- Hard Techno
- Loudness
- -6.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.5 dB
- ISRC
- DEH741304080
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Signs of Darkness - Alex TB Remixremix11A · 153
- Signs of Darkness - Julyukie Remixremix9A · 155
- Signs of Darkness - Zak McCoy Remixremix12A · 152
Signs of Darkness: fast hard techno, G major (9B), 153 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The groove is strong and floor-ready. 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 96% of O.B.I.'s catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 77% of O.B.I.'s catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Signs of Darkness in?
Signs of Darkness by O.B.I. is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Signs of Darkness?
Signs of Darkness runs at 153 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Signs of Darkness?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Signs of Darkness good for peak time?
With energy 100 out of 100 at 153 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 153 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 144-162 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 153 — 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 153 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
