Plastique
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 107
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 76/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 14:00
- Released
- 1994
- Genre
- Minimal
- Loudness
- -8.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.6 dB
- ISRC
- CAM269480032
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Plastique (2024 Remastered)original9B · 107
- Plastiqueoriginal9A · 107
Plastique: mid-tempo minimal, E minor (9A), 107 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. A 1994 production that still circulates in sets. More bass-heavy than 98% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Tempo:
- slower than 88% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 76% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 70%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 15%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 14%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 2%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Plastique in?
Plastique by Richie Hawtin is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Plastique?
Plastique runs at 107 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Plastique?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Plastique good for peak time?
With energy 76 out of 100 at 107 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 107 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 101-113 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 107 — 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 107 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
