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Future Bass BPM

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 because some future-bass-adjacent records are slower, while some faster readings work better as halftime grids.

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Future Bass BPM Reference

Future Bass: 130-160 BPM, typical 150 BPM.

Genre	BPM Range	Typical BPM	Notes
Future Bass	130-160	150	Bright, melodic, supersaw-led bass music. Flume, Illenium, San Holo, Louis The Child. Stutter chords, vocal chops, and emotional drops.
Glitch Hop	100-115	108	Hip-hop tempo bass music with heavy glitch processing. Pretty Lights, GRiZ, Opiuo. 110 BPM swing, funky drums, talkbox vocals.
Color Bass	140-150	145	Vibrant, harmonically dense subgenre with overlapping chord stacks and 'colorful' sound design. Chime, MYRNE, Crystal Skies aesthetic.
Kawaii Future Bass	140-160	150	Anime-styled, hyper-cute future bass. Snail's House, Rin, Tomggg. Pixel-pop melodies, sugary vocal chops, J-pop influence.

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Future Bass

130-160BPM

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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 tempo spectrum

3 styles

100120140160

Glitch Hop

100-115

Color Bass

140-150

Kawaii Future Bass

140-160

Core DJ range: 130–160 BPM
Practical target: 150 BPM
Track spread: 100–170 BPM
Track evidence: 9 shown

Check grid, loops, and phrasing before doubling or halving slower readings.

Why Some Tracks Show 100, 115, or 170 BPM

The reference tracks on this page span 100-170 BPM because some future-bass-adjacent records are slower, while some faster readings work better as halftime grids.

How to read Future Bass BPM values in DJ software
Reading	Meaning	Action
130-160 BPM	Core Future Bass / melodic bass DJ range	Beatmatch normally and check phrasing around builds and drops.
65-80 BPM	Halftime interpretation of the core range	Double the grid if loops, cue points, or phrase markers feel too slow.
100-125 BPM	Slower future-bass-adjacent, electropop, or melodic electronic zone	Use as a tempo bridge; avoid calling it core 150 BPM Future Bass without a note.
170 BPM	Could behave like 85 BPM halftime	Check the grid and phrasing before using it as a fast transition.

Track Evidence

The rail below shows the raw track sample behind this page. It is why the guide treats 150 BPM as a practical target while still showing slower bridge records honestly.

Tracks shown: 9
Track spread: 100-170 BPM
Inside core range: 3 tracks
Below · above: 5 · 1
Mean of shown: 129 BPM
Median of shown: 124 BPM
Evidence level: 9 tracks, 3 core

Future Bass Reference Tracks

Core Future Bass examples

These resolved examples sit inside the 130-160 BPM core DJ range.

#TrackKeyBPMNRGLenKey·BPM

love gang (feat. Charli XCX)

Whethan, Charli xcx

8B137862:598B137

Alone

Marshmello

10B142954:3410B142

Light

San Holo

3B150764:003B150

Adjacent and outlier examples

These tracks still help explain the Future Bass neighborhood, but they should not be treated as core 150 BPM examples without checking the grid.

#TrackKeyBPMNRGLenKey·BPM

Shelter

Porter Robinson, Madeon

8B100803:398B100

All My Friends

Madeon

1A106763:251A106

Better Not (with Wafia)

Louis The Child, Wafia

11B114543:4311B114

Say My Name

ODESZA, Zyra

11A115754:2311A115

All I Need

Slushii

12B124953:4612B124

Take You Down

ILLENIUM

1B170663:411B170

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DJ fit notes for adjacent and outlier Future Bass tracks
Track	BPM	DJ note
ShelterPorter Robinson, Madeon	100 BPM	Slower melodic-electronic crossover; useful as a future-bass-adjacent bridge, not a core 150 BPM reference.
All My FriendsMadeon	106 BPM	Pop-leaning Madeon reference; treat it as a slower bridge record.
Better Not (with Wafia)Louis The Child, Wafia	114 BPM	Future-bass-adjacent pop tempo; check whether doubling the grid helps your loops.
Say My NameODESZA, Zyra	115 BPM	ODESZA-style melodic electronic; close in palette, slower than core drop-driven Future Bass.
All I NeedSlushii	124 BPM	Near the lower edge; useful for moving from pop/electro into the core range.
Take You DownILLENIUM	170 BPM	170 BPM can behave like 85 BPM halftime. Check phrasing before using it as a fast transition.

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Mix Into Future Bass

BPM overlap is not enough. For Future Bass, the safest transitions preserve melodic phrasing, halftime feel, and emotional energy.

Genres that mix into Future Bass
Genre	BPM fit	Style fit	Best transition	DJ note
Color Bass	High	High	Long blend or drop swap	Closest modern bass-music neighbor; compare sound design density.
Kawaii Future Bass	High	High	Harmonic blend	Works when the set can handle a brighter, cute, J-pop influenced palette.
Melodic Dubstep	High	High	Breakdown into drop	Shares emotional builds and bass drops; watch heaviness and vocal density.
Trap (EDM)	High	Medium-high	Half-time bridge	Shared halftime logic makes 140-150 BPM transitions practical.
Dubstep	High	Medium	Drop swap	Use when the energy can move heavier without losing the melodic thread.
Drum & Bass	Medium	Medium	85/170 halftime bridge	Works best through a breakdown, vocal bridge, or 170 BPM outlier.
Hard Techno	High	Low	Deliberate contrast only	Tempo overlap does not make it a natural style match.
Schranz	High	Low	FX stop or hard reset	Not a natural mix; use only as a clear contrast move.

DJ Genre Overview

For DJs, Future Bass is less about one exact BPM and more about melodic bass phrasing: big emotional drops, bright chord movement, and halftime-friendly drums.

DJ overview for Future Bass
Aspect	Detail
Sound palette	Bright supersaws, vocal chops, stuttered chords, wide melodic leads, and emotional vocal hooks.
Drum feel	Often halftime-feeling even when the grid sits around 140-160 BPM.
Arrangement	Intro or vocal idea, build, large melodic drop, breakdown, and a second drop with energy variation.
Set use	Works as a melodic peak, emotional reset, or bridge between pop-leaning electronic and heavier bass music.
Often confused with	Melodic Dubstep, Trap, Color Bass, Kawaii Future Bass, future pop, and slower melodic electronic.

How to Beatgrid Future Bass

Confirm the first downbeat, then tap along for 16 or 32 beats.
Test an 8-bar loop before the first drop; the loop should come back cleanly on phrase.
If a 100-125 BPM reading feels slow, test the doubled grid before setting cues.
If a track reads near 170 BPM, test whether it behaves like 85 BPM halftime.
Use the BPM that makes intro, build, drop, breakdown, and outro cue points land cleanly.

Useful checks: verify tempo with the BPM tapper, plan half/double-time moves with the halftime/doubletime calculator, and match melodic records with the Camelot wheel.

Analyze your own Future Bass tracks in Vibes

Find tracks around 130-160 BPM, spot slower bridges and 170 BPM outliers, tag energy and set role, then build crates for Rekordbox, Serato, Traktor, or Engine DJ.

Keys and Artists in These Tracks

These are facts from the tracks shown here, not universal Future Bass rules. Use them to check harmonic options after the grid feels right.

8BC major2 tracks 10BD major1 track 11AF♯ minor1 track 11BA major1 track

Reference artists in Future Bass
Artist	Tracks	Keys
Madeon	2 tracks, 100-106 BPM	8B, 1A
Charli xcx	1 track, 137 BPM	8B
ILLENIUM	1 track, 170 BPM	1B
Louis The Child	1 track, 114 BPM	11B
Marshmello	1 track, 142 BPM	10B
ODESZA	1 track, 115 BPM	11A
Porter Robinson	1 track, 100 BPM	8B
San Holo	1 track, 150 BPM	3B

For more tempo context, compare these examples with tracks around 150 BPM and the Future Bass BPM chart.

Explore Related References

Future Bass BPM chartSubgenre tempo ranges and family contextOpen 150 BPM tracksReference tracks near the practical target tempoOpen Trap (EDM) BPMHalf-time bridge candidateOpen Dubstep BPMHeavier bass-music transition contextOpen Music genre treeSee how Future Bass relates to nearby stylesOpen

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Methodology

Last updated May 11, 2026

Author and Methodology

Maintained by Ben Modigell, founder of Vibes. Ben builds DJ library, preparation, BPM, and harmonic-mixing tools for working DJs.

Data used: 9 resolved Future Bass / future-bass-adjacent reference tracks from a 391-track snapshot.
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.
Evidence: The page compares the 130-160 BPM core DJ range with the raw reference tracks on this page, then labels slower and faster examples as adjacent or outlier records instead of treating them as core examples.
How this page is made: This pilot page is rendered from structured genre data, resolved track metadata, computed evidence statistics, and Future Bass-specific DJ notes.

Because the sample includes several adjacent tracks, this page should be treated as a practical DJ guide rather than a statistical genre study.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Some future-bass-adjacent tracks lean pop, melodic electronic, or halftime, so analyzers may report 100-125 BPM instead of a 140-160 BPM DJ-grid reading. Check loops and phrase markers before doubling the grid.

Use the BPM that makes your 8-bar loops, cue points, and phrase markers behave cleanly. For core Future Bass, 150 BPM is often the more practical DJ target; 75 BPM is the halftime interpretation.

It can bridge to both. Trap shares halftime drum logic, while Melodic Dubstep shares emotional builds and bass-music drops. Choose based on arrangement, energy, and key, not BPM alone.

Yes, but usually as an 85/170 halftime bridge or a deliberate breakdown transition. Test phrasing before treating a 170 BPM reading as a straight tempo jump.

The safest core DJ range is 130-160 BPM, with 150 BPM as a practical target. Tracks outside that range can still work as bridges, but they should be labeled as adjacent or outliers in your library.

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