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Food for Thought

Break

Key
4A · F minor
BPM
174
Half-time
87
Open Key
9m
Energy
99/100
Pop
0/100
Length
6:21
Released
2008
Album
Subversion EP
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-4.7 dB
ISRC
GBYQY0800007

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

Food for Thought is a drum n bass track in F minor (4A) at 174 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Break's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Groove:
less groove-driven than 90% of Break's catalogue
Energy:
hotter than 81% of Break's catalogue
Brightness:
brighter than 75% of Break's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy99
Mood53Balanced
Groove45
Acoustic0
Instrumental82
Live23
Speech9

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Food for Thought in?

Food for Thought by Break is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Food for Thought?

Food for Thought runs at 174 BPM.

What mixes well with Food for Thought?

From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.

Is Food for Thought good for peak time?

With energy 99 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

4A3A · 5A · 4B

From 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 4A

5ASimple Mix Upper
3ASimple Mix Downer
4BTonal Shift·
5BDiagonal Mix Upper
3BDiagonal Mix Downer
1BCompatible Tone·
6AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
2AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
7AParallel Key Upper▲▲
1AParallel Key Downer▼▼
11ATritone Jump▲▲
8ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 4A at 174 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A 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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