Bacteria
30s preview
- BPM
- 170
- Half-time
- 85
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 64/100
- Pop
- 25/100
- Length
- 6:47
- Released
- 1999
- Album
- Gas Mask / Bacteria
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -12.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBTKW9900052
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Bacteria - Pendulum Remixremix9B · 174
Bacteria runs 170 BPM in B minor (10A), a very fast drum n bass record. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). A 1999 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 96% of Ed Rush's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 95% of Ed Rush's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Bacteria in?
Bacteria by Ed Rush is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Bacteria?
Bacteria runs at 170 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with Bacteria?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Bacteria good for peak time?
With energy 64 out of 100 at 170 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 170 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 160-180 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 170 — 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 170 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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