China Doll
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- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 93
- Double-time
- 186
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 48/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:43
- Released
- 2014
- Album
- Destination Unknown
- Genre
- Minimal
- Loudness
- -10.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBEPM1400888
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
China Doll is a slow-groove tempo minimal track in F minor (4A) at 93 BPM. The feel is dark and steady. 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 14 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Pig&Dan's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- slower than 98% of Pig&Dan's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 94% of Pig&Dan's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 86% of Pig&Dan's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is China Doll in?
China Doll by Pig&Dan is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is China Doll?
China Doll runs at 93 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with China Doll?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is China Doll good for peak time?
With energy 48 out of 100 at 93 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 93 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 87-99 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 93 — 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 93 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
