Against a Dark Background
30s preview
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:54
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.6 dB
- ISRC
- US7NS2000017
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Against a Dark Background runs 130 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), a peak-time tempo techno record. It reads as dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. More underground than 99% of Spektre's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Brightness:
- darker than 98% of Spektre's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 96% of Spektre's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 94% of Spektre's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 44%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 7%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Against a Dark Background in?
Against a Dark Background by Spektre is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Against a Dark Background?
Against a Dark Background runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Against a Dark Background?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Against a Dark Background good for peak time?
With energy 98 out of 100 at 130 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 130 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%: 122-138 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 98/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — 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 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
