Dark Star
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 91/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:20
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -5.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.1 dB
- ISRC
- UKEWB1600055
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 174 BPM in E minor (9A), Dark Star is a drum n bass production. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. 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 2017 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Alix Perez's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- hotter than 88% of Alix Perez's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 77% of Alix Perez's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 76% of Alix Perez's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Dark Star in?
Dark Star by Alix Perez is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Dark Star?
Dark Star runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Dark Star?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Dark Star good for peak time?
With energy 91 out of 100 at 174 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 174 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%: 164-184 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 174 — 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 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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