Electronic Battle Weapon 1
30s preview
- BPM
- 129
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 90/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:38
- Released
- 2008
- Album
- Brotherhood (Deluxe)
- Genre
- Big Beat
- Loudness
- -4.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBAAA0800557
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 129 BPM in F♯ major (2B), Electronic Battle Weapon 1 is a peak-time tempo big beat production. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 95% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 90% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 25%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 23%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Electronic Battle Weapon 1 in?
Electronic Battle Weapon 1 by The Chemical Brothers is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Electronic Battle Weapon 1?
Electronic Battle Weapon 1 runs at 129 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Electronic Battle Weapon 1?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Electronic Battle Weapon 1 good for peak time?
With energy 90 out of 100 at 129 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 129 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 121-137 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 90/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 129 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More big beat
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 129 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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