Battleaxe
30s preview
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 88/100
- Pop
- 16/100
- Length
- 6:41
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBKQU2038140
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 126 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), Battleaxe is a club-tempo techno production. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). Less groove-driven than 96% of Simina Grigoriu's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Reach:
- better known than 87% of Simina Grigoriu's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 86% of Simina Grigoriu's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Battleaxe in?
Battleaxe by Simina Grigoriu is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Battleaxe?
Battleaxe runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Battleaxe?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Battleaxe good for peak time?
With energy 88 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 126 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 88/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — 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 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
