Play In The Dark - Steam Mix
30s preview
- BPM
- 129
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 73/100
- Pop
- 8/100
- Length
- 8:26
- Released
- 2021
- Album
- Play in the Dark
- Genre
- Tech House
- Label
- Crosstown Rebels
- Loudness
- -9.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.4 dB
- ISRC
- GB7NR2124802
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Play In The Darkoriginal1B · 129
- Play In The Dark - Troxler's Freak Mixoriginal1B · 129
Play In The Dark - Steam Mix runs 129 BPM in F♯ major (2B), a peak-time tempo tech house record. The feel is dark and driving. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). More bass-heavy than 97% of The Martinez Brothers's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Brightness:
- darker than 82% of The Martinez Brothers's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 78% of The Martinez Brothers's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 53%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 34%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 12%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 1%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Play In The Dark - Steam Mix in?
Play In The Dark - Steam Mix by The Martinez Brothers is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Play In The Dark - Steam Mix?
Play In The Dark - Steam Mix runs at 129 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Play In The Dark - Steam Mix?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Play In The Dark - Steam Mix good for peak time?
With energy 73 out of 100 at 129 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
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 floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 129 — 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 129 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
