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Carl Cox

Carl Cox is a British techno DJ and producer known for his energetic peak-time sets and long-standing presence in electronic music. A fixture at major festivals and clubs worldwide, Cox has built a career around driving, dancefloor-focused techno and has maintained a prolific output across multiple decades.

41 tracksTechno (Peak Time / Driving)· 1987–2026
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Carl Cox is a high-energy with strong groove and drive artist.

This artistTypical Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Techno (Peak Time / Driving) pocket.

How this compares to Techno (Peak Time / Driving)

Across 41 analysed tracks, Carl Cox sits within a few points of the Techno (Peak Time / Driving) median on energy and groove.

Measured against 25,003 Techno (Peak Time / Driving) tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 65–135 BPM with a median of 126 · predominantly minor keys (63% minor) · most common key: 5A (C Minor) with 5 tracks.

BPM spread
65–69
1
120–124
1
125–129
28
130–134
9
135–139
2
Key distribution
1A11B2A2B13A33B14A24B45A55B6A6B37A37B28A48B19A29B10A110B111A411B112A112B1

Sound profile evolution

How Carl Cox’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Techno (Peak Time / Driving) tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
1987–2007·3 tracks
2008–2026·23 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
What changed

Across Carl Cox's catalog, production has brightened; energy has lifted; warmth has receded.

Release volume by decade

2
1980s
1
1990s
16
2010s
7
2020s

Tracks in catalog

41 total · sortable
Inferno album art
Inferno
Carl Cox, Reinier Zonneveld, Christopher Coe
126 BPM · 4B · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 96% Peak time
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
126
4B · A♭ maj
96%Peak time
2018
This Is Our Time - Filth Mix album art
This Is Our Time - Filth Mix
Carl Cox, Reinier Zonneveld, Christopher Coe
128 BPM · 4A · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 66% Builder
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
128
4A · F min
66%Builder
2019
See the Sun Rising album art
See the Sun Rising
Carl Cox
132 BPM · 4A · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 64% Builder
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
132
4A · F min
64%Builder
2022
No Boundaries - Extended album art
No Boundaries - Extended
Carl Cox, Worakls
130 BPM · 7B · Melodic House & Techno · 39% Sustainer
Melodic House & Techno
130
7B · F maj
39%Sustainer
2025
Beat the Track album art
Beat the Track
Carl Cox, Nile Rodgers
126 BPM · 7A · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 76% Peak time
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
126
7A · D min
76%Peak time
2017
Shake The Nation - Extended Mix album art
Shake The Nation - Extended Mix
Carl Cox, Riva Starr, Hyperloop, Eliza Rose
127 BPM · 6B · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 53% Sustainer
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
127
6B · B♭ maj
53%Sustainer
1988
Your Light Shines On album art
Your Light Shines On
Carl Cox
126 BPM · 5A · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 84% Peak time
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
126
5A · C min
84%Peak time
2016
Inferno - Space 92 Remix album art
Inferno - Space 92 Remix
Carl Cox, Reinier Zonneveld, Christopher Coe
134 BPM · 4B · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 91% Peak time
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
134
4B · A♭ maj
91%Peak time
2023
Moroccan Chant - Rory Marshall Remix album art
Moroccan Chant - Rory Marshall Remix
Carl Cox
130 BPM · 11B · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 85% Peak time
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
130
11B · A maj
85%Peak time
2021
Moroccan Chant Number 2 - Roel Salemink & Drumcomplex Remix album art
Moroccan Chant Number 2 - Roel Salemink & Drumcomplex Remix
Carl Cox, Eric Powell
126 BPM · 12B · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 84% Peak time
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
126
12B · E maj
84%Peak time
2015
We Are One - Extended album art
We Are One - Extended
Carl Cox, Franky Wah
128 BPM · 10B · Melodic House & Techno · 58% Builder
Melodic House & Techno
128
10B · D maj
58%Builder
—
Dark Alleys - Carl Cox Remake album art
Dark Alleys - Carl Cox Remake
Carl Cox
128 BPM · 11A · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 69% Builder
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
128
11A · F♯ min
69%Builder
—
See You Next Tuesday - Danny Tenaglia's Return to Twilo Mix album art
See You Next Tuesday - Danny Tenaglia's Return to Twilo Mix
Carl Cox, Nicole Moudaber
126 BPM · 3A · Tech House · 78% Peak time
Tech House
126
3A · B♭ min
78%Peak time
2014
I Want You (Forever) - Josh Butler Remix album art
I Want You (Forever) - Josh Butler Remix
Carl Cox
126 BPM · 10A · House · 87% Peak time
House
126
10A · B min
87%Peak time
2017
PURE - El Rancho Mix album art
PURE - El Rancho Mix
Carl Cox
130 BPM · 11A · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 96% Peak time
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
130
11A · F♯ min
96%Peak time
—
Joya - Vintage Culture Remix album art
Joya - Vintage Culture Remix
Carl Cox, Perry Farrell
135 BPM · 4B · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 58% Builder
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
135
4B · A♭ maj
58%Builder
2026
PURE - Collective States Remix album art
PURE - Collective States Remix
Carl Cox
126 BPM · 11A · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 81% Peak time
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
126
11A · F♯ min
81%Peak time
2020
Ice album art
Ice
Carl Cox
129 BPM · 8A · Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) · 42% Sustainer
Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern)
129
8A · A min
42%Sustainer
—
Road Runner - Extended Mix album art
Road Runner - Extended Mix
Carl Cox, Loco Dice
133 BPM · 5A · Tech House · 47% Sustainer
Tech House
133
5A · C min
47%Sustainer
—
Our Time Will Come - Chase & Status Remix album art
Our Time Will Come - Chase & Status Remix
Carl Cox
65 BPM · 3A · Dance · 62% Builder
Dance
65
3A · B♭ min
62%Builder
—
Sand, Moon & Stars album art
Sand, Moon & Stars
Carl Cox
120 BPM · 2B · Electronica · 39% Sustainer
Electronica
120
2B · F♯ maj
39%Sustainer
—
Joya - Curses Remix album art
Joya - Curses Remix
Carl Cox, Perry Farrell
125 BPM · 4B · Indie Dance · 45% Sustainer
Indie Dance
125
4B · A♭ maj
45%Sustainer
—
Kommen Zusammen - Joseph Capriati Remix album art
Kommen Zusammen - Joseph Capriati Remix
Carl Cox
125 BPM · 12A · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 52% Sustainer
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
125
12A · C♯ min
52%Sustainer
2014
Dr. Funk - Carl Cox El Rancho Remix album art
Dr. Funk - Carl Cox El Rancho Remix
Carl Cox
125 BPM · 3A · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 46% Sustainer
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
125
3A · B♭ min
46%Sustainer
—
Nocturnal - Rebūke Edit album art
Nocturnal - Rebūke Edit
Carl Cox, Christopher Coe, Cox and Coe
130 BPM · 7B · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 92% Peak time
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
130
7B · F maj
92%Peak time
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Artists that mix with Carl Cox

We scored every transition between Carl Cox’s 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 1,716 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.

Bart Skils

86 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 27 different Carl Cox tracks.

Shake The Nation - Extended Mix → Snakecharmer - Pig&Dan Remix · 6B → 6B · −1 BPM · 91 chemistry

Julian Jeweil

95 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 24 different Carl Cox tracks.

Chemistry - Nicole Moudaber Remix → Shaka (Christian Smith Remix) - Remix · 9A → 9A · same BPM · 92 chemistry

Lampe

97 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 23 different Carl Cox tracks.

Shake The Nation - Extended Mix → Body, Mind and Soul · 6B → 7B · same BPM · 90 chemistry

Loco & Jam

92 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 25 different Carl Cox tracks.

Beat the Track → Moving Forward · 7A → 7A · +1 BPM · 90 chemistry

Luis M

99 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 28 different Carl Cox tracks.

Avenger - Joel Mull Devil's Cave Mix → Quantum Leap - Tim Taste Remix · 11A → 10B · +1 BPM · 92 chemistry

Monococ

87 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 24 different Carl Cox tracks.

PURE - Collective States Remix → Trinity · 11A → 11A · +1 BPM · 92 chemistry

Spektre

93 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 26 different Carl Cox tracks.

The Nite Life - Filterheadz Remix → Wormhole - Hollen Remix · 5A → 4A · same BPM · 90 chemistry

TiM TASTE

87 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 27 different Carl Cox tracks.

Kommen Zusammen - Joseph Capriati Remix → Your Life · 12A → 11B · +2 BPM · 91 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.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Carl Cox 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 Carl Cox, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Nicole Moudaber
100%
54 tracks in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
Armand Van Helden
99%
76 tracks in catalog · House
Dubfire
81%
37 tracks in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
Sven Vath
76%
39 tracks in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
Laurent Garnier
75%
20 tracks in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
Chris Liebing
72%
44 tracks in catalog · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
Adam Beyer
67%
99 tracks in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
The Advent
67%
54 tracks in catalog · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
Dave Clarke
60%
6 tracks in catalog · Electronica
Enrico Sangiuliano
60%
38 tracks in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
Green Velvet
57%
116 tracks in catalog · Tech House
Maceo Plex
54%
67 tracks in catalog · Deep House
Charlotte de Witte
52%
65 tracks in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
John Digweed
50%
3 tracks in catalog · Melodic House & Techno
CJ Bolland
48%
4 tracks in catalog · Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern)

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Carl Cox play at?+

Carl Cox's tracks in our catalog range from 65 to 135 BPM, with a median of 126 BPM. Across 41 tracks, the most common range falls in the 125–130 BPM bucket.

What key are Carl Cox's tracks in?+

Carl Cox's tracks are mostly in minor keys (63% minor across 41 tracks). The most common single key is 5A (C Minor) with 5 tracks.

What artists mix well with Carl Cox?+

We scored every transition between Carl Cox's 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 1,716 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Bart Skils, Julian Jeweil, Lampe 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: Shake The Nation - Extended Mix into Snakecharmer - Pig&Dan Remix, 6B to 6B, 91 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Carl Cox?+

Carl Cox sits closest to Nicole Moudaber, Armand Van Helden, Dubfire 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.

When was Carl Cox most active?+

Our catalog has Carl Cox releases spanning 1987 to 2026, with the most tracks from the 2010s.