Drift
30s preview
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 66/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 4:55
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -10.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBCFB1700234
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Drift: peak-time tempo house, D minor (7A), 127 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 93% of Bicep's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 82% of Bicep's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 21%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 38%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 31%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Drift in?
Drift by Bicep is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Drift?
Drift runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Drift?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is Drift good for peak time?
With energy 66 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 127 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 119-135 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 127 — 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 127 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
