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Future Bass BPM Chart

Visual BPM chart for Future Bass: core DJ range 130-160 BPM, practical target 150 BPM, and 3 sub-genres. Use it to plan tempo transitions and identify mixing partners.

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Future Bass

130–160BPM
150
90170

Bright, melodic, supersaw-led bass music. Flume, Illenium, San Holo, Louis The Child. Stutter chords, vocal chops, and emotional drops.

Supersaw stabsVocal chopsBright melodiesStuttered chords

Sub-genre BPM landscape

scale: 90–170 BPM
Glitch Hop100–115
Color Bass140–150
Kawaii Future Bass140–160

Future Bass sub-genres and adjacent styles

Kawaii Future Bass

140–160

Anime-styled, hyper-cute future bass. Snail's House, Rin, Tomggg. Pixel-pop melodies, sugary vocal chops, J-pop influence.

Cute aestheticsJ-pop influenceSugary chordsPixel-pop leads

Color Bass

140–150

Vibrant, harmonically dense subgenre with overlapping chord stacks and 'colorful' sound design. Chime, MYRNE, Crystal Skies aesthetic.

Dense harmonyChord stacksColorful sound designFestival pop

Glitch Hop

100–115

Hip-hop tempo bass music with heavy glitch processing. Pretty Lights, GRiZ, Opiuo. 110 BPM swing, funky drums, talkbox vocals.

Glitchy editsHip-hop swingTalkbox vocalsFunky drums
Core DJ range
130–160 BPM
Practical target
150 BPM
Track spread
100–170 BPM
Track evidence
View 9 reference tracks

Chart ranges are DJ planning references. Check the grid and phrase markers on the exact track edit before mixing.

About Future Bass BPM

Bright, melodic, supersaw-led bass music. Flume, Illenium, San Holo, Louis The Child. Stutter chords, vocal chops, and emotional drops. The core DJ range spans 130-160, with 150 BPM as a practical target. Sub-genres split the parent genre into narrower tempo bands, which is why this chart is more useful than one number alone.

How to Read Future Bass BPM in DJ Software

Future Bass is usually mixed around 130-160 BPM, with 150 BPM as a practical DJ target. The reference tracks on this page span 100-170 BPM, so use the grid that makes loops and phrase markers line up cleanly.

130-160 BPM
Core Future Bass DJ range
Beatmatch normally, then check phrasing around intros, breaks, and drops.
65-80 BPM
Halftime interpretation of the core range
Double the grid if 8-bar loops or cue points feel too slow.
150 BPM
Practical target for crate filtering
Use as a starting point, then sort by energy, key, and arrangement.
< 130 BPM
Slower adjacent or bridge records
Treat as tempo bridges unless the grid doubles cleanly into the core range.
> 160 BPM
Faster outliers or double-time readings
Check whether the track behaves better as halftime before using it as a fast transition.

Track Evidence

This table separates the core DJ range from the tracks shown here, so the page can be useful without hiding bridge records or outliers.

Tracks shown
9
Track spread
100-170 BPM
Below core range
5 tracks
Inside core range
3 tracks
Above core range
1 track
Mean of shown tracks
129 BPM
Median of shown tracks
124 BPM
Evidence level
Limited but reviewed: 9 tracks, 3 core examples

DJ Overview for Future Bass

Use this as a mixing and library-prep description, not an encyclopedia entry.

Sound palette
Supersaw stabs, Vocal chops, Bright melodies, Stuttered chords
Drum feel
130-160 BPM core range; check whether slower readings work better doubled or as halftime.
Arrangement and phrasing
Confirm intro, build, drop, breakdown, and outro cue points before trusting the analyzer value.
Energy use in a set
builds, drops, and higher-energy transitions
Often compared with
Kawaii Future Bass, Color Bass, Glitch Hop

Related Charts

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Mix Into Future Bass

Tempo overlap is only one part of the decision. These suggestions separate BPM fit from style fit so same-tempo but unrelated genres do not look like natural transitions.

Kawaii Future Bass
140-160 BPM · typical 150
High
High
Long blend, harmonic blend, or drop swap
Color Bass
140-150 BPM · typical 145
High
High
Long blend, harmonic blend, or drop swap
Glitch Hop
100-115 BPM · typical 108
Low
High
Breakdown transition or tempo-reset blend
Hard Techno
145-160 BPM · typical 150
High
Medium
Short blend; verify arrangement and energy
Schranz
145-160 BPM · typical 150
High
Medium
Short blend; verify arrangement and energy
Twilight Psytrance
144-156 BPM · typical 150
High
Medium
Short blend; verify arrangement and energy
Nitzhonot
145-155 BPM · typical 150
High
Medium
Short blend; verify arrangement and energy
Suomisaundi
140-160 BPM · typical 150
High
Medium
Short blend; verify arrangement and energy
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Data used: 3 mapped sub-genres and 9 reference tracks

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Evidence: 3 Future Bass sub-genres and 9 reference tracks from a 290-track reference dataset.

Source: Audio features sourced from ReccoBeats (https://reccobeats.com); track metadata via Spotify Search API. Spotify deprecated audio-features for new apps in Nov 2024. Manual label reference tracks use Beatport BPM/key metadata where available.

How this page is made: This chart is generated from the Vibes genre taxonomy and reference track metadata where available. AI-assisted research helped draft taxonomy notes; chart ranges and tables are rendered from structured data.

Chart ranges are designed for DJ set planning. Producers can release tracks outside these ranges, especially remixes, VIP edits, live versions, and halftime arrangements.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Future Bass ranges from 130 to 160 BPM, with 150 BPM as a practical DJ target.
Future Bass has 3 documented sub-genres in our taxonomy. Highlights: Kawaii Future Bass (140-160 BPM), Color Bass (140-150 BPM), Glitch Hop (100-115 BPM).
Future Bass typically runs 150 BPM and Hard Techno runs 150 BPM: close enough to bridge in mix sets, especially during breakdowns. Their full ranges (130-160 vs 145-160) overlap where natural transitions live.