Skylab
30s preview
- BPM
- 166
- Half-time
- 83
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 99/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 6:21
- Released
- 1996
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBBHF1319527
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A very fast drum n bass cut, Skylab sits in D major (10B) at 166 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The timbre leans dark. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 1996 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 98% of Ed Rush's catalogue.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 96% of Ed Rush's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 92% of Ed Rush's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 82% of Ed Rush's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 23%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 22%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Skylab in?
Skylab by Ed Rush is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Skylab?
Skylab runs at 166 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with Skylab?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Skylab good for peak time?
With energy 99 out of 100 at 166 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 166 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 156-176 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 166 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More drum n bass
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 166 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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