Helpless Sun
30s preview
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 56/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 9:07
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Tech House
- Label
- My Favorite Robot Records
- Loudness
- -8.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBENT0140266
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Helpless Sun - Ryan Crosson's Ambient Mixoriginal1B · 111
- Helpless Sun - Ryan Crosson's Mood Vocal Remixremix11B · 125
At 123 BPM in F♯ minor (11A), Helpless Sun is a club-tempo tech house production. It reads as balanced in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 87% of Tim Green's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- calmer than 77% of Tim Green's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 25%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 36%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 27%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Helpless Sun in?
Helpless Sun by Tim Green is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Helpless Sun?
Helpless Sun runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Helpless Sun?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is Helpless Sun good for peak time?
With energy 56 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 11A at 123 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 116-130 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 123 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 123 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
