Shadows & Dust by Blastoyz cover art

Shadows & Dust

Blastoyz

Key
8B · C major
BPM
140
Half-time
70
Open Key
1d
Energy
99/100
Pop
0/100
Length
8:10
Released
2018
Genre
Psy Trance
Loudness
-4.5 dB
ISRC
DKZVA1862056

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Shadows & Dust is a driving up-tempo psy trance track in C major (8B) at 140 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Blastoyz's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Groove:
groovier than 95% of Blastoyz's catalogue
Energy:
hotter than 92% of Blastoyz's catalogue
Brightness:
darker than 92% of Blastoyz's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy99
Mood11Dark
Groove66
Acoustic0
Instrumental78
Live14
Speech7

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Shadows & Dust in?

Shadows & Dust by Blastoyz is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Shadows & Dust?

Shadows & Dust runs at 140 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.

What mixes well with Shadows & Dust?

From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.

Is Shadows & Dust good for peak time?

With energy 99 out of 100 at 140 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Mixes harmonically

8B7B · 9B · 8A

From 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.

#TrackKey·BPM

Every move from 8B

9BSimple Mix Upper
7BSimple Mix Downer
8ATonal Shift·
9ADiagonal Mix Upper
7ADiagonal Mix Downer
11ACompatible Tone·
10BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
6BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
11BParallel Key Upper▲▲
5BParallel Key Downer▼▼
3BTritone Jump▲▲
12BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 8B at 140 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 132-148 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.

Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 99/100).

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 140 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

More psy trance

More from Blastoyz

Full profile
#TrackKey·BPM

Other recommendations

Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 140 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

#TrackKey·BPM

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.