Gas Mask by Ed Rush cover art

Gas Mask

Ed Rush

Key
10A · B minor
BPM
173
Half-time
87
Open Key
3m
Energy
71/100
Pop
14/100
Length
8:43
Released
1999
Album
Gas Mask / Bacteria
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-14.3 dB
ISRC
GBTKW9900051

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Gas Mask: drum n bass, B minor (10A), 173 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 1999 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 88% of Ed Rush's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.

Reach:
better known than 88% of Ed Rush's catalogue
Groove:
groovier than 87% of Ed Rush's catalogue
Brightness:
brighter than 75% of Ed Rush's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy71
Mood55Balanced
Groove69
Acoustic0
Instrumental85
Live9
Speech6

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Gas Mask in?

Gas Mask by Ed Rush is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Gas Mask?

Gas Mask runs at 173 BPM.

What mixes well with Gas Mask?

From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.

Is Gas Mask good for peak time?

With energy 71 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

10A9A · 11A · 10B

From 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.

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Every move from 10A

11ASimple Mix Upper
9ASimple Mix Downer
10BTonal Shift·
11BDiagonal Mix Upper
9BDiagonal Mix Downer
7BCompatible Tone·
12AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
8AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
1AParallel Key Upper▲▲
7AParallel Key Downer▼▼
5ATritone Jump▲▲
2ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 10A at 173 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%: 163-183 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: an opener or closing-set piece.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 173 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 173 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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