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GusGus

GusGus is an Icelandic electronic music group known for their work in dance and techno. The band has maintained an evolving sound across multiple releases, blending experimental production with club-oriented sensibilities.

28 tracksDance· 1995–2025
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

GusGus is a moderate-energy with strong groove and drive artist.

This artistTypical Dance
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Dance pocket.

How this compares to Dance

Across 28 analysed tracks, GusGus sits within a few points of the Dance median on energy and groove.

Measured against 14,418 Dance tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 110–163 BPM with a median of 124 · predominantly minor keys (64% minor) · most common key: 6A (G Minor) with 4 tracks.

BPM spread
110–114
2
115–119
1
120–124
12
125–129
10
135–139
1
155–159
1
160–164
1
Key distribution
1A1B2A32B13A13B14A14B5A25B16A46B7A17B28A28B19A29B210A110B11A11B112A112B1

Sound profile evolution

How GusGus’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 Dance tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
1995–2010·6 tracks
2011–2025·15 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Dance
What changed

Across GusGus's catalog, energy has lifted; groove has deepened.

Release volume by decade

2
1990s
4
2000s
12
2010s
3
2020s

Tracks in catalog

28 total · sortable
Crossfade - Maceo Plex Mix album art
Crossfade - Maceo Plex Mix
GusGus
124 BPM · 8B · Tech House · 51% Sustainer
Tech House
124
8B · C maj
51%Sustainer
2014
Within You album art
Within You
GusGus
157 BPM · 6A · Dance · 35% Warm-up
Dance
157
6A · G min
35%Warm-up
2011
Airwaves album art
Airwaves
GusGus
121 BPM · 6A · Dance · 44% Sustainer
Dance
121
6A · G min
44%Sustainer
2014
Crossfade album art
Crossfade
GusGus
123 BPM · 5A · Indie Dance · 42% Sustainer
Indie Dance
123
5A · C min
42%Sustainer
2014
Obnoxiously Sexual album art
Obnoxiously Sexual
GusGus
123 BPM · 6A · Dance · 35% Sustainer
Dance
123
6A · G min
35%Sustainer
2014
When We Sing - DAARI Remix album art
When We Sing - DAARI Remix
GusGus, Vok
124 BPM · 5B · Indie Dance · 48% Sustainer
Indie Dance
124
5B · E♭ maj
48%Sustainer
—
Sustain album art
Sustain
GusGus
110 BPM · 8A · Dance · 37% Sustainer
Dance
110
8A · A min
37%Sustainer
2014
Not The First Time album art
Not The First Time
GusGus
124 BPM · 9B · Indie Dance · 90% Peak time
Indie Dance
124
9B · G maj
90%Peak time
2014
Unfinished Symphony album art
Unfinished Symphony
GusGus
123 BPM · 4A · Indie Dance · 47% Sustainer
Indie Dance
123
4A · F min
47%Sustainer
—
Within You - Kolsch Mix album art
Within You - Kolsch Mix
GusGus
126 BPM · 5A · Melodic House & Techno · 58% Builder
Melodic House & Techno
126
5A · C min
58%Builder
2011
Hold Me In Your Arms Again - Edit album art
Hold Me In Your Arms Again - Edit
GusGus, John Grant
118 BPM · 3B · Indie Dance · 50% Sustainer
Indie Dance
118
3B · D♭ maj
50%Sustainer
2022
Another Life album art
Another Life
GusGus
124 BPM · 10A · Dance · 51% Sustainer
Dance
124
10A · B min
51%Sustainer
2014
Rivals - DJ Hell Mix album art
Rivals - DJ Hell Mix
GusGus
123 BPM · 9A · Melodic House & Techno · 53% Sustainer
Melodic House & Techno
123
9A · E min
53%Sustainer
2023
Higher - METODI Remix album art
Higher - METODI Remix
GusGus, Vok
137 BPM · 7B · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 92% Peak time
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
137
7B · F maj
92%Peak time
2025
Featherlight - Johannes Brecht Remix album art
Featherlight - Johannes Brecht Remix
GusGus
123 BPM · 2A · Melodic House & Techno · 82% Peak time
Melodic House & Techno
123
2A · E♭ min
82%Peak time
2018
Simple Tuesday - AFFKT Remix album art
Simple Tuesday - AFFKT Remix
GusGus
125 BPM · 2B · Melodic House & Techno · 90% Peak time
Melodic House & Techno
125
2B · F♯ maj
90%Peak time
—
Lifetime - Raxon Remix album art
Lifetime - Raxon Remix
GusGus
125 BPM · 11B · Melodic House & Techno · 48% Sustainer
Melodic House & Techno
125
11B · A maj
48%Sustainer
—
This Is What You Get When You Mess With Love album art
This Is What You Get When You Mess With Love
GusGus
124 BPM · 7A · Dance · 40% Sustainer
Dance
124
7A · D min
40%Sustainer
2014
Moss album art
Moss
GusGus, Daniel Agust
163 BPM · 2A · Mainstage · 40% Sustainer
Mainstage
163
2A · E♭ min
40%Sustainer
2006
Believe - Edit album art
Believe - Edit
GusGus
114 BPM · 9B · Dance · 37% Sustainer
Dance
114
9B · G maj
37%Sustainer
1995
Rivals - Alex Kaspersky Remix album art
Rivals - Alex Kaspersky Remix
GusGus
126 BPM · 9A · Melodic House & Techno · 45% Sustainer
Melodic House & Techno
126
9A · E min
45%Sustainer
—
Oh album art
Oh
GusGus
123 BPM · 8A · Dance · 31% Warm-up
Dance
123
8A · A min
31%Warm-up
1995
Need In Me - Club Mix album art
Need In Me - Club Mix
GusGus
129 BPM · 2A · Mainstage · 38% Sustainer
Mainstage
129
2A · E♭ min
38%Sustainer
2005
Magenta - Biggi Veira Tech Mix album art
Magenta - Biggi Veira Tech Mix
GusGus, METODI
125 BPM · 12A · Tech House · 85% Peak time
Tech House
125
12A · C♯ min
85%Peak time
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Featherlight - Metodi Hristov Set About Remix album art
Featherlight - Metodi Hristov Set About Remix
GusGus
125 BPM · 7B · Melodic House & Techno · 71% Peak time
Melodic House & Techno
125
7B · F maj
71%Peak time
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Artists that mix with GusGus

We scored every transition between GusGus’s 28 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 815 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.

Adana Twins

46 of the 1,120 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.4. They come from 11 different GusGus tracks.

Crossfade → Nordlys · 5A → 5A · same BPM · 91 chemistry

Damon Jee

35 of the 1,120 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.4. They come from 12 different GusGus tracks.

Lifetime - Raxon Remix → Hundred Secrets · 11B → 11B · same BPM · 93 chemistry

DEFLEE

32 of the 616 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.5. They come from 10 different GusGus tracks.

Not The First Time → Say Something - Extended Mix · 9B → 9B · +1 BPM · 90 chemistry

Glowal

34 of the 1,120 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.4. They come from 13 different GusGus tracks.

When We Sing - DAARI Remix → Skin · 5B → 5B · same BPM · 92 chemistry

Renato Cohen

32 of the 1,120 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.4. They come from 9 different GusGus tracks.

When We Sing - DAARI Remix → Morse Song · 5B → 5B · −2 BPM · 89 chemistry

Tunnelvisions

31 of the 756 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.3. They come from 12 different GusGus tracks.

Crossfade → Tucan · 5A → 5A · same BPM · 89 chemistry

Vhyce

44 of the 1,064 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.1. They come from 9 different GusGus tracks.

Crossfade → Personal Numbness · 5A → 5A · +1 BPM · 92 chemistry

W.O.L.F.

35 of the 980 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.6. They come from 10 different GusGus tracks.

Crossfade → Rave & Roll · 5A → 5A · −1 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 GusGus 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 GusGus, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Royksopp
100%
43 tracks in catalog · Dance
Booka Shade
81%
121 tracks in catalog · Melodic House & Techno
HVOB
80%
23 tracks in catalog · Electronica
Groove Armada
80%
43 tracks in catalog · House
Vok
78%
5 tracks in catalog · Psy-Trance
Trentemøller
76%
Not in our catalog yet
Moderat
75%
19 tracks in catalog · Electronica
Kosheen
72%
6 tracks in catalog · Melodic House & Techno
Lamb
71%
1 track in catalog · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · no artist page yet
Maceo Plex
71%
67 tracks in catalog · Deep House
Goldfrapp
69%
1 track in catalog · Pop · no artist page yet
UNKLE
65%
2 tracks in catalog · Electronica · no artist page yet
Underworld
65%
23 tracks in catalog · Electronica
Modeselektor
65%
39 tracks in catalog · Electronica
Roisin Murphy
64%
26 tracks in catalog · Electronica

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

FAQ

What BPM does GusGus play at?+

GusGus's tracks in our catalog range from 110 to 163 BPM, with a median of 124 BPM. Across 28 tracks, the most common range falls in the 125–130 BPM bucket.

What key are GusGus's tracks in?+

GusGus's tracks are mostly in minor keys (64% minor across 28 tracks). The most common single key is 6A (G Minor) with 4 tracks.

What artists mix well with GusGus?+

We scored every transition between GusGus's 28 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 815 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Adana Twins, Damon Jee, DEFLEE 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: Crossfade into Nordlys, 5A to 5A, 91 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with GusGus?+

GusGus sits closest to Royksopp, Booka Shade, HVOB 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 GusGus most active?+

Our catalog has GusGus releases spanning 1995 to 2025, with the most tracks from the 2010s.