Artist profile
Bleak is a techno artist working in raw, hypnotic territories. Their sound emphasizes stripped-back production and immersive rhythmic textures characteristic of deep techno.
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Bleak is a moderate-energy with strong groove and drive artist.
Sits right in the typical Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) pocket.
Across 8 analysed tracks, Bleak averages 82% groove — groovier than 66% of individual Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) tracks — and 53% energy, gentler than 62%.
Measured against 10,772 Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) tracks on 11 August 2026.

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We scored every transition between Bleak’s 8 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 254 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.
51 of the 256 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.5. They come from 7 different Bleak tracks.
Hunting Nightmares → Venus Ballroom · 7A → 8A · +4 BPM · 89 chemistry
42 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 8 different Bleak tracks.
Noon Shape → Anatidae · 9A → 9A · +1 BPM · 89 chemistry
42 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 6 different Bleak tracks.
48 of the 312 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 8 different Bleak tracks.
Hunting Nightmares → Tonkonst · 7A → 7A · +2 BPM · 92 chemistry
47 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 7 different Bleak tracks.
Hunting Nightmares → Afterglow · 7A → 7A · −1 BPM · 89 chemistry
54 of the 312 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 7 different Bleak tracks.
Haiko → Dry Beetle · 4A → 4A · −2 BPM · 92 chemistry
42 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 8 different Bleak tracks.
41 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 8 different Bleak tracks.
Haiko → When I Grow Up · 4A → 4A · +4 BPM · 92 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 Bleak 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 Bleak, 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.
Bleak's tracks in our catalog range from 92 to 136 BPM, with a median of 130 BPM. Across 8 tracks, the most common range falls in the 130–135 BPM bucket.
Bleak's tracks are mostly in minor keys (50% minor across 8 tracks). The most common single key is 11B (A Major) with 1 track.
We scored every transition between Bleak's 8 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 254 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Altinbas, Cari Lekebusch, Marcal 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: Hunting Nightmares into Venus Ballroom, 7A to 8A, 89 chemistry.
Bleak sits closest to Spite, Sick Puppies, Sara 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 Bleak releases spanning 2012 to 2020, with the most tracks from the 2020s.