The Riddle
30s preview
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 48/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 6:10
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -11.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBWDF1005501
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- The Riddle - Solomun Remixremix4B · 125
- The Riddle - Solomun Alternative Remixremix8B · 125
- The Riddle - Dubversion4B · 125
The Riddle runs 125 BPM in A♭ major (4B), a club-tempo tech house record. It reads as dark and steady. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. 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 2010 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 87% of Solomun's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 85% of Solomun's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 76% of Solomun's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 46%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 6%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Riddle in?
The Riddle by Solomun is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Riddle?
The Riddle runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with The Riddle?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Riddle good for peak time?
With energy 48 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 125 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
