Bahnhof Rumble
30s preview
- BPM
- 187
- Half-time
- 94
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 62/100
- Pop
- 14/100
- Length
- 2:38
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Big Beat
- Loudness
- -11.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 21.7 dB
- ISRC
- USSM11103060
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Bahnhof Rumble: big beat, B minor (10A), 187 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 22 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 98% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 86% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 85% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Bahnhof Rumble in?
Bahnhof Rumble by The Chemical Brothers is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Bahnhof Rumble?
Bahnhof Rumble runs at 187 BPM.
What mixes well with Bahnhof Rumble?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Bahnhof Rumble good for peak time?
With energy 62 out of 100 at 187 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 187 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 176-198 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 187 — 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 187 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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