Indie Is Dead
30s preview
- BPM
- 74
- Double-time
- 148
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 8/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 1:56
- Released
- 2009
- Album
- Helvetica
- Genre
- Idm
- Label
- Erased Tapes Records
- Loudness
- -29.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBWZD0901202
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Indie Is Deadoriginal10A · 74
Indie Is Dead runs 74 BPM in B minor (10A), an idm record. Tonally it lands brooding and low-slung. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. 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 16 dB). A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Rival Consoles's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 98% of Rival Consoles's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 98% of Rival Consoles's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 90% of Rival Consoles's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 40%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Indie Is Dead in?
Indie Is Dead by Rival Consoles is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Indie Is Dead?
Indie Is Dead runs at 74 BPM.
What mixes well with Indie Is Dead?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Indie Is Dead good for peak time?
With energy 8 out of 100 at 74 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 74 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 70-78 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 74 — 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 74 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
