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Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 2021

It's Scary What A Smile Can Hide

Ballarak

142

BPM

8B

C Major

Sustainer

Energy

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About this track.

It's Scary What A Smile Can Hide by Ballarak is a bass-heavy, groove-locked Techno (Peak Time / Driving) track at 142 BPM with moderate drive and strong groove. At 48% energy, it works as a mid-set sustainer — enough momentum to keep the floor moving.

Released 13 Aug 2021 · 6:01 · 33% mood · -11 dB loudness

The feel

Groovelocked in
Bass weightheavy
Drivemoderate
Warmthbalanced

The bass weight is the story here — 98% puts it in the top tier of the catalog. Lead with it.

Where it lives in a set

WARM-UPBUILDPEAKCOOL

48% energy places it in the build — the stretch where you're winning the floor, not rewarding it yet.

About Ballarak.

Ballarak is a hard techno producer working within the darker, industrial-leaning end of the genre. Their sound emphasizes driving rhythms and stripped-back sonic textures characteristic of contemporary hard techno.

137

Median BPM

8B

Top key

2021

Active

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Quick answers.

What BPM is It's Scary What A Smile Can Hide?

142 BPM — squarely in techno (peak time / driving) territory, mixable within roughly 137–147 BPM without pitch artefacts.

What key is It's Scary What A Smile Can Hide in?

C Major — 8B on the Camelot wheel. Harmonically compatible with 8A, 7B and 9B.

What mixes well with It's Scary What A Smile Can Hide?

Tracks in 8B, 8A, 7B or 9B between ~137–147 BPM.

Where does It's Scary What A Smile Can Hide fit in a DJ set?

Groove sustainer — 48% energy with strong groove keeps momentum without forcing the energy up. Ideal in the stretches between peaks.

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