Descent
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 149
- Half-time
- 75
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 100/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 5:48
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -5.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.1 dB
- ISRC
- NLCK42227136
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A fast techno cut, Descent sits in C major (8B) at 149 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). Hotter than 93% of Sara Landry's catalogue.
- Reach:
- more underground than 90% of Sara Landry's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 88% of Sara Landry's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 88% of Sara Landry's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Descent in?
Descent by Sara Landry is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Descent?
Descent runs at 149 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Descent?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Descent good for peak time?
With energy 100 out of 100 at 149 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 149 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 140-158 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 149 — 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 149 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
