The Race
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 100/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:49
- Released
- 2005
- Album
- The Rain Man
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBYQY0500007
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Race: drum n bass, E minor (9A), 174 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2005 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Break's catalogue.
- Energy:
- hotter than 98% of Break's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 82% of Break's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 75% of Break's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Race in?
The Race by Break is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Race?
The Race runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with The Race?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Race good for peak time?
With energy 100 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 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.
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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