Mercurial Skin
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 140
- Half-time
- 70
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 91/100
- Pop
- 9/100
- Length
- 6:58
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Taapion Records
- Loudness
- -10.8 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Mercurial Skin - Ellen Allien Remix 2remix6A · 135
- Mercurial Skin - Ellen Allien Remix 1remix5A · 135
- Mercurial Skin - In Aeternam Vale Remixremix6B · 140
- Mercurial Skin - Originaloriginal8B · 140
A driving up-tempo techno cut, Mercurial Skin sits in C major (8B) at 140 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 90% of Shlømo's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Mercurial Skin in?
Mercurial Skin by Shlømo is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Mercurial Skin?
Mercurial Skin runs at 140 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Mercurial Skin?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Mercurial Skin good for peak time?
With energy 91 out of 100 at 140 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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 140 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%: 132-148 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 peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 91/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 140 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 140 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
