The Blues - Original Mix
30s preview
- BPM
- 85
- Double-time
- 170
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 5:46
- Released
- 2009
- Album
- Shelflife 2
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBZSD0900018
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Blues - Original Mix is a downtempo drum n bass track in F♯ minor (11A) at 85 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. 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 2009 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 98% of Calibre's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- hotter than 94% of Calibre's catalogue
- Reach:
- more underground than 76% of Calibre's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Blues - Original Mix in?
The Blues - Original Mix by Calibre is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Blues - Original Mix?
The Blues - Original Mix runs at 85 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with The Blues - Original Mix?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Blues - Original Mix good for peak time?
With energy 98 out of 100 at 85 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 85 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 80-90 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 85 — 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 85 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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