"TH.REC.VA01" holds two BPM readings a DJ needs to tell apart: Creepy News (Melato, 69 BPM) and Osmose (Veiga, 71 BPM) land almost exactly at half the tempo running through the rest of the record (135-144). Read as halftime, both work just as well doubled up — rubbing against the rest of the set — as they do at their tagged speed, functioning as a breather between peak-time blocks.
The rest of the tracklist splits into three clear bands. Hopefully (Arrabiata, 105, Ab major) and Shared Threshold (Dictent Vroom, 104, D minor) sit in the low zone, fast enough to open a set without sounding like a generic intro. From there the record climbs as a block to 135-140 — Fainted Mind, Phantom, Objection, Seco — before topping out at 142-144 with Static Voices, Monomate and Data Crash, the fastest cut on the record.
D minor turns up three times (Seco at 138, Shared Threshold at 104, Static Voices at 142), giving whoever builds the set a harmonic spine to jump tempos on without a key clash — running Shared Threshold into Seco and then into Static Voices moves from 104 to 142 without breaking the wheel.
For building the booth block:
- Open: Shared Threshold or Hopefully (104-105 BPM), building without rushing.
- Peak: Data Crash (144, B major) and Monomate (142, F minor), the record's most aggressive stretch.
- Close: Catharsis (Zimer, 126, G minor), the only track under 135 outside the opening band, bringing the set back down.
Osmose and Creepy News stay as wildcards — useful either as a half-speed opener or slotted in at double time inside the upper band, depending on what the moment calls for.