Surface
30s preview
- BPM
- 180
- Half-time
- 90
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 36/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:57
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Acid
- Loudness
- -18.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.5 dB
- ISRC
- US2J71904408
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 180 BPM in D major (10B), Surface is an acid production. The feel is brooding and low-slung. 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 12 dB). Faster than 99% of Recondite's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Recondite's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 91% of Recondite's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 89% of Recondite's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 53%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 13%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 7%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Surface in?
Surface by Recondite is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Surface?
Surface runs at 180 BPM.
What mixes well with Surface?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Surface good for peak time?
With energy 36 out of 100 at 180 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 180 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 169-191 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 180 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 180 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
