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Nightshade

Spektre

Key
4B · A♭ major
BPM
126
Open Key
9d
Energy
83/100
Pop
0/100
Length
7:01
Released
2018
Genre
Techno
Loudness
-10.8 dB
ISRC
GBKQU1854824

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

At 126 BPM in A♭ major (4B), Nightshade is a club-tempo techno production. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Spektre's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Brightness:
darker than 83% of Spektre's catalogue
Tempo:
slower than 80% of Spektre's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy83
Mood7Dark
Groove70
Acoustic0
Instrumental92
Live59
Speech5

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Nightshade in?

Nightshade by Spektre is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Nightshade?

Nightshade runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.

What mixes well with Nightshade?

From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.

Is Nightshade good for peak time?

With energy 83 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Mixes harmonically

4B3B · 5B · 4A

From 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.

Every move from 4B

5BSimple Mix Upper
3BSimple Mix Downer
4ATonal Shift·
5ADiagonal Mix Upper
3ADiagonal Mix Downer
7ACompatible Tone·
6BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
2BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
7BParallel Key Upper▲▲
1BParallel Key Downer▼▼
11BTritone Jump▲▲
8BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 4B at 126 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%: 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.

Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 83/100).

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 126 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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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.

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