Free Life
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 87
- Double-time
- 174
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 92/100
- Pop
- 25/100
- Length
- 3:33
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBPWR2300032
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A downtempo drum n bass cut, Free Life sits in A minor (8A) at 87 BPM. 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). Slower than 99% of DJ Marky's catalogue.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 92% of DJ Marky's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 87% of DJ Marky's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 85% of DJ Marky's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Free Life in?
Free Life by DJ Marky is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Free Life?
Free Life runs at 87 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Free Life?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Free Life good for peak time?
With energy 92 out of 100 at 87 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 87 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%: 82-92 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 87 — 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 87 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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