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Phantom

Ric Niels

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Key
9B · G major
BPM
122
Open Key
2d
Energy
88/100
Pop
9/100
Length
7:29
Released
2023
Album
Phantom / Stomp
Genre
Progressive House
Loudness
-8.0 dB
Dynamics
10.0 dB
ISRC
US83Z2241935

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Phantom: club-tempo progressive house, G major (9B), 122 BPM. It reads as 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. Better known than 90% of Ric Niels's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy88
Mood21Dark
Groove81
Acoustic0
Instrumental86
Live14
Speech7

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
38%
Low
30-130 Hz
27%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
19%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
15%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Phantom in?

Phantom by Ric Niels is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Phantom?

Phantom runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.

What mixes well with Phantom?

From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.

Is Phantom good for peak time?

With energy 88 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.

Mixes harmonically

9B8B · 10B · 9A

From 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.

Every move from 9B

10BSimple Mix Upper
8BSimple Mix Downer
9ATonal Shift·
10ADiagonal Mix Upper
8ADiagonal Mix Downer
12ACompatible Tone·
11BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
7BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
12BParallel Key Upper▲▲
6BParallel Key Downer▼▼
4BTritone Jump▲▲
1BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 9B at 122 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 115-129 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.

Programming: a floor-filler.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 122 — 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 122 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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