Strange
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:01
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -6.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.2 dB
- ISRC
- US83Z2020555
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Strange runs 123 BPM in C major (8B), a club-tempo progressive house record. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. More underground than 99% of Ric Niels's catalogue.
- Energy:
- hotter than 98% of Ric Niels's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 90% of Ric Niels's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 84% of Ric Niels's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Strange in?
Strange by Ric Niels is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Strange?
Strange runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Strange?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Strange good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 123 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 116-130 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 123 — 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 123 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
