The Diamond Sky
30s preview
- BPM
- 190
- Half-time
- 95
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 15/100
- Length
- 3:38
- Released
- 2007
- Album
- B-Sides - Vol. 1
- Genre
- Big Beat
- Loudness
- -4.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBAAA9900423
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A big beat cut, The Diamond Sky sits in E major (12B) at 190 BPM. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). A 2007 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 99% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 98% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 86% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 76% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Diamond Sky in?
The Diamond Sky by The Chemical Brothers is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Diamond Sky?
The Diamond Sky runs at 190 BPM.
What mixes well with The Diamond Sky?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Diamond Sky good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 190 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12B at 190 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 179-201 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 190 — 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 190 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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