What Evil Lurks
30s preview
- BPM
- 133
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:32
- Released
- 1991
- Genre
- Breakbeat
- Loudness
- -9.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBBKS9100020
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A peak-time tempo breakbeat cut, What Evil Lurks sits in A♭ major (4B) at 133 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 1991 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of The Prodigy's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 81% of The Prodigy's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is What Evil Lurks in?
What Evil Lurks by The Prodigy is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is What Evil Lurks?
What Evil Lurks runs at 133 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with What Evil Lurks?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is What Evil Lurks good for peak time?
With energy 98 out of 100 at 133 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 133 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 125-141 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 98/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 133 — 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 133 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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