The Tower
30s preview
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 78/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:52
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -11.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBENT0140339
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Tower: club-tempo tech house, A♭ major (4B), 125 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Patrice Bäumel's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 42%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Tower in?
The Tower by Patrice Bäumel is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Tower?
The Tower runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with The Tower?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Tower good for peak time?
With energy 78 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 125 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 78/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — 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 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
