Friends & Foes
30s preview
- BPM
- 118
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 86/100
- Pop
- 38/100
- Length
- 3:32
- Released
- 2022
- Album
- Dissidænce Episode 2
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Clivage Music
- Loudness
- -7.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.0 dB
- ISRC
- FRU662110503
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Friends & Foes runs 118 BPM in F♯ minor (11A), a mid-tempo techno record. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. Better known than 96% of Vitalic's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 85% of Vitalic's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Friends & Foes in?
Friends & Foes by Vitalic is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Friends & Foes?
Friends & Foes runs at 118 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Friends & Foes?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is Friends & Foes good for peak time?
With energy 86 out of 100 at 118 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.
How to mix it
In 11A at 118 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%: 111-125 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 118 — 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 118 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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