dark matter
30s preview
- BPM
- 70
- Double-time
- 140
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 23/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 3:06
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -17.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.0 dB
- ISRC
- GB6SP0900099
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
dark matter: techno, D♭ major (3B), 70 BPM. The feel is brooding and low-slung. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Surgeon's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 98% of Surgeon's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 98% of Surgeon's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 95% of Surgeon's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 43%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 4%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is dark matter in?
dark matter by Surgeon is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is dark matter?
dark matter runs at 70 BPM.
What mixes well with dark matter?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is dark matter good for peak time?
With energy 23 out of 100 at 70 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 70 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 66-74 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 70 — 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 70 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
