Watercolour - deadmau5 Remix
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 11d
- Energy
- 70/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 6:07
- Released
- 2010
- Album
- Watercolour Remixes
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBAHT1000116
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Watercolour - Matrix & Futurebound Remixremix4A · 174
- Watercolouroriginal4A · 174
- Watercolour - Full Version; Singleoriginal4A · 174
- Watercolour - DJ Editversion4A · 174
- Watercolour - Emalkay Remixremix4A · 140
Against the original (4A at 174 BPM), this version runs 46 BPM slower and moves the key from 4A to 6B.
Watercolour - deadmau5 Remix: peak-time tempo drum n bass, B♭ major (6B), 128 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. The groove is strong and floor-ready. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 99% of Pendulum's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- darker than 97% of Pendulum's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 92% of Pendulum's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 89% of Pendulum's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Watercolour - deadmau5 Remix in?
Watercolour - deadmau5 Remix by Pendulum is in B♭ major, or 6B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Watercolour - deadmau5 Remix?
Watercolour - deadmau5 Remix runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Watercolour - deadmau5 Remix?
From 6B it blends harmonically with 7B, 6A, 5B. Moving to 7B lifts the energy a step.
Is Watercolour - deadmau5 Remix good for peak time?
With energy 70 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 128 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%: 120-136 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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