Time to Kill
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:16
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -1.4 dB
- ISRC
- GB5KW1700914
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Time to Kill runs 174 BPM in A minor (8A), a drum n bass record. It reads as dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 99% of DC Breaks's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of DC Breaks's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 96% of DC Breaks's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 87% of DC Breaks's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Time to Kill in?
Time to Kill by DC Breaks is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Time to Kill?
Time to Kill runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Time to Kill?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Time to Kill good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 174 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A 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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