Perfect Stranger
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 81/100
- Pop
- 22/100
- Length
- 5:47
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.2 dB
- ISRC
- UKEWB1600165
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, Perfect Stranger sits in A minor (8A) at 172 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Less groove-driven than 94% of Alix Perez's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Brightness:
- darker than 82% of Alix Perez's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 81% of Alix Perez's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Perfect Stranger in?
Perfect Stranger by Alix Perez is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Perfect Stranger?
Perfect Stranger runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with Perfect Stranger?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Perfect Stranger good for peak time?
With energy 81 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 172 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 162-182 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 172 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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