Wasting My Time (Dan Ghenacia Dub)
- BPM
- 186
- Half-time
- 93
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 53/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:45
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- Wasting My Time
- Genre
- African
- Loudness
- -7.9 dB
- ISRC
- DEZ651119931
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Wasting My Timeoriginal1B · 125
- Wasting My Time - Abicah Soul Remixremix11A · 125
- Wasting My Time - Live Remixremix12A · 125
- Wasting My Time (Abicah Soul)original3B · 125
- Wasting My Time (Black Coffee Original Mix)original1B · 125
- Wasting My Time (Dan Ghenacia Remix - The Martinez Brothers Edit)remix9B · 124
Against the original (1B at 125 BPM), this version runs 61 BPM faster and moves the key from 1B to 10A.
Wasting My Time (Dan Ghenacia Dub): african, B minor (10A), 186 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Spoken-word passages run through it. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- faster than 98% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 93% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 90% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Wasting My Time (Dan Ghenacia Dub) in?
Wasting My Time (Dan Ghenacia Dub) by Zakes Bantwini is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Wasting My Time (Dan Ghenacia Dub)?
Wasting My Time (Dan Ghenacia Dub) runs at 186 BPM.
What mixes well with Wasting My Time (Dan Ghenacia Dub)?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Wasting My Time (Dan Ghenacia Dub) good for peak time?
With energy 53 out of 100 at 186 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 186 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 175-197 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 186 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 186 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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