Bassface by Break cover art

Bassface

Break

Key
9A · E minor
BPM
174
Half-time
87
Open Key
2m
Energy
95/100
Pop
1/100
Length
5:17
Released
2010
Album
Get Up / Bassface
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-2.8 dB
ISRC
GB6NV1000037

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

At 174 BPM in E minor (9A), Bassface is a drum n bass production. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2010 production that still circulates in sets.

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy95
Mood52Balanced
Groove61
Acoustic0
Instrumental82
Live33
Speech6

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Bassface in?

Bassface by Break is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Bassface?

Bassface runs at 174 BPM.

What mixes well with Bassface?

From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.

Is Bassface good for peak time?

With energy 95 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

9A8A · 10A · 9B

From 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.

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Every move from 9A

10ASimple Mix Upper
8ASimple Mix Downer
9BTonal Shift·
10BDiagonal Mix Upper
8BDiagonal Mix Downer
6BCompatible Tone·
11AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
7AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
12AParallel Key Upper▲▲
6AParallel Key Downer▼▼
4ATritone Jump▲▲
1ARelated Keyrisky

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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