Desert Night
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 45/100
- Pop
- 19/100
- Length
- 5:25
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Deep House
- Label
- Sweat It Out!
- Loudness
- -10.5 dB
- ISRC
- AUDCB1300204
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Desert Nightoriginal8A · 124
- Desert Night - Live from Joshua Treeoriginal8B · 122
- Desert Night - Jesse Rose Remixremix7A · 124
- Desert Night - Groundislava Remixremix10A · 124
- Desert Night - Kastle Remixremix7A · 124
- Desert Night (Radio Edit)version7A · 124
At 124 BPM in A minor (8A), Desert Night is a club-tempo deep house production. Tonally it lands dark and steady. The groove is strong and floor-ready. 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. A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 97% of Rufus Du Sol's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Groove:
- groovier than 89% of Rufus Du Sol's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Desert Night in?
Desert Night by Rufus Du Sol is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Desert Night?
Desert Night runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Desert Night?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Desert Night good for peak time?
With energy 45 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 124 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-131 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A 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 124 — 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 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
