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Crawler

Calibre

Key
9A · E minor
BPM
172
Half-time
86
Open Key
2m
Energy
38/100
Pop
2/100
Length
5:02
Released
2018
Album
Falls to You
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-13.8 dB
ISRC
GBZSD1700004

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

A drum n bass cut, Crawler sits in E minor (9A) at 172 BPM. Tonally it lands brooding and low-slung. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 94% of Calibre's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.

Energy:
calmer than 92% of Calibre's catalogue
Brightness:
darker than 88% of Calibre's catalogue
Reach:
more underground than 79% of Calibre's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy38
Mood10Dark
Groove40
Acoustic6
Instrumental87
Live13
Speech5

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Crawler in?

Crawler by Calibre is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Crawler?

Crawler runs at 172 BPM.

What mixes well with Crawler?

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

Is Crawler good for peak time?

With energy 38 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.

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 172 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%: 162-182 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: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 172 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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