Crush
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 84
- Double-time
- 168
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 72/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:52
- Released
- 2016
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -8.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.5 dB
- ISRC
- UKEWB1600015
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 84 BPM in E minor (9A), Crush is a downtempo drum n bass production. It reads as dark and driving. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Alix Perez's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- slower than 95% of Alix Perez's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Crush in?
Crush by Alix Perez is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Crush?
Crush runs at 84 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Crush?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Crush good for peak time?
With energy 72 out of 100 at 84 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 84 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 79-89 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 84 — 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 84 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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