Makossa
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 178
- Half-time
- 89
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 100/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:32
- Released
- 2003
- Genre
- Uk Garage
- Loudness
- -8.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBFGQ0300005
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
An uk garage cut, Makossa sits in G major (9B) at 178 BPM. It reads as bright and euphoric. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2003 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 99% of Zed Bias's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Zed Bias's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 98% of Zed Bias's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 95% of Zed Bias's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 27%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 21%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Makossa in?
Makossa by Zed Bias is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Makossa?
Makossa runs at 178 BPM.
What mixes well with Makossa?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Makossa good for peak time?
With energy 100 out of 100 at 178 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 9B at 178 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 167-189 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 178 — 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 178 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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