Rough Escorts
30s preview
- BPM
- 134
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 76/100
- Pop
- 22/100
- Length
- 5:31
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.3 dB
- ISRC
- NLCK42419579
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A peak-time tempo techno cut, Rough Escorts sits in D♭ minor (12A) at 134 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. 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. Calmer than 92% of Rene Wise's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- groovier than 86% of Rene Wise's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 85% of Rene Wise's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 75% of Rene Wise's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 43%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 15%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Rough Escorts in?
Rough Escorts by Rene Wise is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Rough Escorts?
Rough Escorts runs at 134 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Rough Escorts?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Rough Escorts good for peak time?
With energy 76 out of 100 at 134 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 134 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 126-142 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 76/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 134 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 134 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
