Back to Basics
30s preview
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 72/100
- Pop
- 28/100
- Length
- 4:32
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.9 dB
- ISRC
- UKEWB1600283
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Back to Basics is a drum n bass track in D♭ minor (12A) at 175 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). Faster than 95% of Alix Perez's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Groove:
- groovier than 91% of Alix Perez's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 91% of Alix Perez's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Back to Basics in?
Back to Basics by Alix Perez is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Back to Basics?
Back to Basics runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Back to Basics?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Back to Basics good for peak time?
With energy 72 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 175 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-186 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 175 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 175 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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