Artist profile
Ben Sims is a techno producer focused on peak-time, driving techno. His work emphasizes stripped-back, functional production rooted in the genre's core principles.
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Ben Sims is a moderate-energy with strong groove and drive — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Techno (Peak Time / Driving) pocket.
Across 19 analysed tracks, Ben Sims averages 51% energy — gentler than 77% of individual Techno (Peak Time / Driving) tracks.
Measured against 25,003 Techno (Peak Time / Driving) tracks on 11 August 2026.
Most tracks sit between 93–145 BPM with a median of 130 · predominantly minor keys (84% minor) · most common key: 2A (E♭ Minor) with 4 tracks.
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We scored every transition between Ben Sims’s 19 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 615 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.
Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.
58 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 14 different Ben Sims tracks.
Fracture 2 → Space Frame · 2A → 2A · +2 BPM · 91 chemistry
58 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 14 different Ben Sims tracks.
Dark Mind - Ben Sims Remix → Maniac · 1A → 12A · +3 BPM · 86 chemistry
56 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 13 different Ben Sims tracks.
Something - Truncate Remix → Pressure · 2A → 3A · same BPM · 90 chemistry
57 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 12 different Ben Sims tracks.
Fracture 2 → Lesson · 2A → 2A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
53 of the 741 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.3. They come from 11 different Ben Sims tracks.
Fracture 2 → Herman · 2A → 1A · same BPM · 89 chemistry
66 of the 741 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.3. They come from 12 different Ben Sims tracks.
56 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 13 different Ben Sims tracks.
Something - Truncate Remix → Surrender · 2A → 1A · +1 BPM · 88 chemistry
60 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 15 different Ben Sims tracks.
Fracture 2 → Intact · 2A → 2A · +2 BPM · 90 chemistry
Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.
DJs and producers closest to Ben Sims by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Ben Sims, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
Ben Sims's tracks in our catalog range from 93 to 145 BPM, with a median of 130 BPM. Across 19 tracks, the most common range falls in the 130–135 BPM bucket.
Ben Sims's tracks are mostly in minor keys (84% minor across 19 tracks). The most common single key is 2A (E♭ Minor) with 4 tracks.
We scored every transition between Ben Sims's 19 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 615 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Axel Karakasis, Deas, Filterheadz are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Fracture 2 into Space Frame, 2A to 2A, 91 chemistry.
Ben Sims sits closest to James Ruskin, Marco Carola, Richard Harvey in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
Our catalog has Ben Sims releases spanning 2013 to 2026, with the most tracks from the 2010s.