Distant Lover
30s preview
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:26
- Released
- 2005
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBGPZ0500007
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, Distant Lover sits in B♭ minor (3A) at 175 BPM. The feel is bright and euphoric. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2005 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of DJ Marky's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 96% of DJ Marky's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 79% of DJ Marky's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 77% of DJ Marky's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Distant Lover in?
Distant Lover by DJ Marky is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Distant Lover?
Distant Lover runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Distant Lover?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Distant Lover good for peak time?
With energy 98 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 175 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-186 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 175 — 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 175 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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