The Forest
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 139
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 9/100
- Pop
- 13/100
- Length
- 1:08
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Big Beat
- Loudness
- -21.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.3 dB
- ISRC
- USSM11103056
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Forest runs 139 BPM in G major (9B), a driving up-tempo big beat record. Tonally it lands 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 15 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 99% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 86% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 82% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 82% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 44%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 27%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Forest in?
The Forest by The Chemical Brothers is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Forest?
The Forest runs at 139 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with The Forest?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Forest good for peak time?
With energy 9 out of 100 at 139 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 139 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 131-147 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B 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 139 — 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 139 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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