Desolate Spaces by Slam cover art

Desolate Spaces

Slam

Key
3A · B♭ minor
BPM
137
Open Key
8m
Energy
98/100
Pop
5/100
Length
5:47
Released
2020
Genre
Techno
Label
Soma Quality Recordings
Loudness
-6.1 dB

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Desolate Spaces is a driving up-tempo techno track in B♭ minor (3A) at 137 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Hotter than 90% of Slam's catalogue.

Brightness:
darker than 78% of Slam's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy98
Mood17Dark
Groove60
Acoustic0
Instrumental90
Live14
Speech9

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Desolate Spaces in?

Desolate Spaces by Slam is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Desolate Spaces?

Desolate Spaces runs at 137 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.

What mixes well with Desolate Spaces?

From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.

Is Desolate Spaces good for peak time?

With energy 98 out of 100 at 137 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Mixes harmonically

3A2A · 4A · 3B

From 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.

Every move from 3A

4ASimple Mix Upper
2ASimple Mix Downer
3BTonal Shift·
4BDiagonal Mix Upper
2BDiagonal Mix Downer
12BCompatible Tone·
5AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
1AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
6AParallel Key Upper▲▲
12AParallel Key Downer▼▼
10ATritone Jump▲▲
7ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 3A at 137 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 129-145 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.

Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 98/100).

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 137 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 137 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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