Playground For A Wedgeless Firm
- BPM
- 204
- Half-time
- 102
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 75/100
- Pop
- 28/100
- Length
- 2:32
- Released
- 1995
- Album
- Exit Planet Dust
- Genre
- Breakbeat
- Label
- Virgin
- Loudness
- -13.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBAAA9500255
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Playground For A Wedgeless Firm runs 204 BPM in D♭ major (3B), a breakbeat record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 1995 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 99% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- darker than 82% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 76% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Playground For A Wedgeless Firm in?
Playground For A Wedgeless Firm by The Chemical Brothers is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Playground For A Wedgeless Firm?
Playground For A Wedgeless Firm runs at 204 BPM.
What mixes well with Playground For A Wedgeless Firm?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Playground For A Wedgeless Firm good for peak time?
With energy 75 out of 100 at 204 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 204 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%: 192-216 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 204 — 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 204 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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