Naughty Bastards
30s preview
- BPM
- 88
- Double-time
- 176
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 15/100
- Length
- 5:24
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.3 dB
- ISRC
- GB7P72000112
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A downtempo drum n bass cut, Naughty Bastards sits in E major (12B) at 88 BPM. 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 13 dB). Slower than 89% of Benny L's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- groovier than 80% of Benny L's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 79% of Benny L'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 Naughty Bastards in?
Naughty Bastards by Benny L is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Naughty Bastards?
Naughty Bastards runs at 88 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Naughty Bastards?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is Naughty Bastards good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 88 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12B at 88 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 83-93 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 88 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More drum n bass
More from Benny L
Full profile
Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 88 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
Every insight on this page, for your own library.
Vibes runs this same analysis on the music you own: keys, energy and vibe for every track, organized into sets you can actually play.