Arid
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 45/100
- Pop
- 21/100
- Length
- 7:00
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -11.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.6 dB
- ISRC
- DEBE71500336
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Arid: club-tempo tech house, E minor (9A), 120 BPM. It reads as dark and steady. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. More bass-heavy than 92% of YokoO's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- better known than 80% of YokoO's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 49%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 15%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Arid in?
Arid by YokoO is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Arid?
Arid runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Arid?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Arid good for peak time?
With energy 45 out of 100 at 120 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 120 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 113-127 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 120 — 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 120 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
