
A Huge Plume of Ash Rose From a Volcano
30s preview
- BPM
- 71
- Double-time
- 142
- Open Key
- 11d
- Energy
- 6/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:50
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -16.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.1 dB
- ISRC
- DEYS32010101
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A Huge Plume of Ash Rose From a Volcano runs 71 BPM in B♭ major (6B), a techno record. Tonally it lands brooding and low-slung. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. 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. Calmer than 99% of Rodhad's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Rodhad's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 99% of Rodhad's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 98% of Rodhad's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 61%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 37%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 2%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is A Huge Plume of Ash Rose From a Volcano in?
A Huge Plume of Ash Rose From a Volcano by Rodhad is in B♭ major, or 6B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is A Huge Plume of Ash Rose From a Volcano?
A Huge Plume of Ash Rose From a Volcano runs at 71 BPM.
What mixes well with A Huge Plume of Ash Rose From a Volcano?
From 6B it blends harmonically with 7B, 6A, 5B. Moving to 7B lifts the energy a step.
Is A Huge Plume of Ash Rose From a Volcano good for peak time?
With energy 6 out of 100 at 71 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
6B → 5B · 7B · 6AFrom 6B, 7B (F major) lifts the energy a step; 6A (G minor) settles into the relative minor; 5B (E♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6B at 71 BPM: 7B (F major) — move to 7B to push the floor harder; 6A (G minor) — switch to 6A for a mood change without losing the groove; 5B (E♭ major) — drop to 5B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 67-75 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 1B rather than 6B; below -5% it reads as 11B. With key lock on, it stays 6B 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 71 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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