Ethnik
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- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 98
- Double-time
- 196
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 48/100
- Pop
- 8/100
- Length
- 9:05
- Released
- 1994
- Album
- Musik
- Genre
- Minimal
- Loudness
- -16.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.4 dB
- ISRC
- CAM261800136
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Ethnik (2024 Remastered)original9B · 98
- Ethnikoriginal9B · 98
At 98 BPM in G major (9B), Ethnik is a slow-groove tempo minimal production. It reads as dark and steady. 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 13 dB). A 1994 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 92% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 91% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 59%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 13%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Ethnik in?
Ethnik by Richie Hawtin is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Ethnik?
Ethnik runs at 98 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Ethnik?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Ethnik good for peak time?
With energy 48 out of 100 at 98 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 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.
How to mix it
In 9B at 98 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%: 92-104 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 98 — 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 98 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
