Optical

Optical is a high-energy drum n bass artist from United Kingdom. Optical's catalogue here runs a wide 80-170 BPM band (median 105). Harmonically the catalogue spreads across 20 of 24 keys, with 62% of it in major keys, most often 9B, 3B, 3A. The overall sound is punchy and neutral in mood. The tracks here span 1996 to 2021. Since 1997 the typical tempo has eased from 122 to 110 BPM. The catalogue traces a label journey from Virus Recordings to Moving Shadow. More underground than 98% of drum n bass artists.

Harmonic focus:

more harmonically focused than 92% of drum n bass artists

Tempo:

faster than 80% of drum n bass artists

Plays across 20 of 24 keys, 38% in minor, most often 9B, 3B, 3A.

Evolution

Median tempo and energy of the analyzed tracks, year by year.

B2B pairings

Artists who play the same keys at a matching tempo and energy. A back-to-back that mixes cleanly.

• Noisia20 keys · 104 BPM · NRG 80
• Sigma20 keys · 107 BPM · NRG 81
• High Contrast18 keys · 103 BPM · NRG 85
• Chase & Status20 keys · 108 BPM · NRG 81

Set builder

A set arc from Optical's own catalogue — picked by measured energy, tempo and groove.

Signature tracks

The defining cuts from Optical's catalogue.

• Best known

  

  Funktion

  3B · 29/100 popularity

• Hardest

  

  Angry Birds

  3B · energy 99/100

• Latest

  

  Medicine (Matrix Remix) - 2017 Remaster

  3B · 2017

• Deepest cut

  

  The Shining

  2A · 86 BPM