Dimension Intrusion
30s preview
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 85/100
- Pop
- 32/100
- Length
- 4:04
- Released
- 2019
- Album
- Dimension Intrusion (25th Anniversary Edition)
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.3 dB
- ISRC
- CAM261800155
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A peak-time tempo techno cut, Dimension Intrusion sits in E major (12B) at 130 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). Better known than 97% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- darker than 81% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 78% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 7%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Dimension Intrusion in?
Dimension Intrusion by Richie Hawtin is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Dimension Intrusion?
Dimension Intrusion runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Dimension Intrusion?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is Dimension Intrusion good for peak time?
With energy 85 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12B at 130 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 122-138 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 85/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — 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 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
