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Carl Shorts

Carl Shorts is a hard techno producer working within the darker, industrial textures of the genre. His work emphasizes heavy percussion and dystopian soundscapes characteristic of contemporary hard techno production.

19 tracksHard Techno· 2020–2025
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Carl Shorts is a high-energy with strong drive artist.

This artistTypical Hard Techno
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Hard Techno pocket.

How this compares to Hard Techno

Across 19 analysed tracks, Carl Shorts averages 80% energy — harder than 70% of individual Hard Techno tracks — and 51% groove, straighter than 61%.

Measured against 9,974 Hard Techno tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 130–147 BPM with a median of 142 · predominantly minor keys (63% minor) · most common key: 9B (G Major) with 3 tracks.

BPM spread
130–134
1
135–139
3
140–144
7
145–149
8
Key distribution
1A21B12A22B3A13B4A14B15A5B16A16B7A27B18A18B9A29B310A10B11A11B12A12B

Release volume by decade

6
2020s

Tracks in catalog

19 total · sortable
Let's R@ve album art
Let's R@ve
Carl Shorts
140 BPM · 5B · Hard Techno · 92% Peak time
Hard Techno
140
5B · E♭ maj
92%Peak time
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The Absence of Light - Air of Wave Remix album art
The Absence of Light - Air of Wave Remix
Carl Shorts
145 BPM · 7B · Hard Techno · 87% Peak time
Hard Techno
145
7B · F maj
87%Peak time
—
Expect Carnage album art
Expect Carnage
Carl Shorts
145 BPM · 1A · Hard Techno · 61% Builder
Hard Techno
145
1A · A♭ min
61%Builder
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Frantic album art
Frantic
Carl Shorts
146 BPM · 9B · Hard Techno · 86% Peak time
Hard Techno
146
9B · G maj
86%Peak time
2025
RAVE-olution - Extended Mix album art
RAVE-olution - Extended Mix
Carl Shorts
142 BPM · 4A · Hard Techno · 62% Builder
Hard Techno
142
4A · F min
62%Builder
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Crusade album art
Crusade
Carl Shorts, MarAxe
147 BPM · 1A · Hard Techno · 76% Peak time
Hard Techno
147
1A · A♭ min
76%Peak time
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Dark Tensions album art
Dark Tensions
Carl Shorts
142 BPM · 9B · Hard Techno · 63% Builder
Hard Techno
142
9B · G maj
63%Builder
2022
The Absence of Light - Dope Amine Remix album art
The Absence of Light - Dope Amine Remix
Carl Shorts
138 BPM · 8A · Hard Techno · 100% Peak time
Hard Techno
138
8A · A min
100%Peak time
2021
That Ain't No 303 album art
That Ain't No 303
Carl Shorts
140 BPM · 7A · Hard Techno · 99% Peak time
Hard Techno
140
7A · D min
99%Peak time
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Who Am I album art
Who Am I
Carl Shorts
145 BPM · 9A · Hard Techno · 91% Peak time
Hard Techno
145
9A · E min
91%Peak time
—
Dark Trip - Tony Romanello Remix album art
Dark Trip - Tony Romanello Remix
Carl Shorts
135 BPM · 6A · Hard Techno · 83% Peak time
Hard Techno
135
6A · G min
83%Peak time
2020
Get Up album art
Get Up
Carl Shorts
142 BPM · 1B · Hard Techno · 62% Builder
Hard Techno
142
1B · B maj
62%Builder
2022
I Am album art
I Am
Carl Shorts
142 BPM · 4B · Hard Techno · 94% Peak time
Hard Techno
142
4B · A♭ maj
94%Peak time
2022
Systems Acid album art
Systems Acid
Carl Shorts
130 BPM · 7A · Hard Techno · 100% Peak time
Hard Techno
130
7A · D min
100%Peak time
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Acid Rippin' album art
Acid Rippin'
Carl Shorts
140 BPM · 2A · Hard Techno · 100% Peak time
Hard Techno
140
2A · E♭ min
100%Peak time
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Mind Splitter album art
Mind Splitter
Carl Shorts
138 BPM · 3A · Hard Techno · 62% Builder
Hard Techno
138
3A · B♭ min
62%Builder
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ROTATION album art
ROTATION
Carl Shorts
145 BPM · 2A · Hard Techno · 74% Peak time
Hard Techno
145
2A · E♭ min
74%Peak time
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Turn It Up album art
Turn It Up
Carl Shorts
145 BPM · 9A · Hard Techno · 57% Builder
Hard Techno
145
9A · E min
57%Builder
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Mad Wow album art
Mad Wow
Carl Shorts, 909 RIOT
147 BPM · 9B · Hard Techno · 71% Peak time
Hard Techno
147
9B · G maj
71%Peak time
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Artists that mix with Carl Shorts

We scored every transition between Carl Shorts’s 19 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 150 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.

Ayako Mori

35 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 14 different Carl Shorts tracks.

That Ain't No 303 → Infinite Void - Dstm Remix · 7A → 7A · same BPM · 91 chemistry

D.A.V.E. The Drummer

43 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 17 different Carl Shorts tracks.

That Ain't No 303 → Look What We've Become · 7A → 7A · −2 BPM · 91 chemistry

Dstm

40 of the 665 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.8. They come from 13 different Carl Shorts tracks.

Turn It Up → Life Limits · 9A → 9A · −1 BPM · 93 chemistry

Gene Karz

37 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 16 different Carl Shorts tracks.

That Ain't No 303 → Acidic · 7A → 7A · −4 BPM · 91 chemistry

Hioll

36 of the 532 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.0. They come from 12 different Carl Shorts tracks.

Dark Tensions → Jerusalem Calling · 9B → 9B · −2 BPM · 90 chemistry

MarAxe

49 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 12 different Carl Shorts tracks.

Expect Carnage → Evasio · 1A → 1A · same BPM · 91 chemistry

Mython

41 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 10 different Carl Shorts tracks.

Expect Carnage → Reverse Funnel · 1A → 1A · same BPM · 91 chemistry

Sandro Mure

41 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 14 different Carl Shorts tracks.

ROTATION → Lap 2 · 2A → 2A · −5 BPM · 89 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 Shorts 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 Shorts, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Roentgen Limiter
100%
50 tracks in catalog · Hard Techno
Fatima Hajji
80%
42 tracks in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
Schiere
75%
31 tracks in catalog · Hard Techno
Lost Minds (DE)
65%
23 tracks in catalog · Hard Techno
Bours?
65%
6 tracks in catalog · Hard Techno
Maharti
64%
4 tracks in catalog · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
Thomas Janovitz
63%
2 tracks in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · no artist page yet
Markus Weigelt
58%
10 tracks in catalog · Hard Techno
Øtta
58%
Not in our catalog yet
Afem Syko
57%
7 tracks in catalog · Hard Dance / Hardcore / Neo Rave
Zeltak
56%
37 tracks in catalog · Hard Techno
V.O.Y
55%
36 tracks in catalog · Hard Techno
Brecc
55%
2 tracks in catalog · Hard Techno · no artist page yet
VCL
55%
2 tracks in catalog · Hard Techno · no artist page yet
Patrick DSP
51%
7 tracks in catalog · Hard Techno

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 Shorts play at?+

Carl Shorts's tracks in our catalog range from 130 to 147 BPM, with a median of 142 BPM. Across 19 tracks, the most common range falls in the 140–145 BPM bucket.

What key are Carl Shorts's tracks in?+

Carl Shorts's tracks are mostly in minor keys (63% minor across 19 tracks). The most common single key is 9B (G Major) with 3 tracks.

What artists mix well with Carl Shorts?+

We scored every transition between Carl Shorts's 19 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 150 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Ayako Mori, D.A.V.E. The Drummer, Dstm 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: That Ain't No 303 into Infinite Void - Dstm Remix, 7A to 7A, 91 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Carl Shorts?+

Carl Shorts sits closest to Roentgen Limiter, Fatima Hajji, Schiere 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 Shorts most active?+

Our catalog has Carl Shorts releases spanning 2020 to 2025, with the most tracks from the 2020s.