Under the Surface
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 23/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:09
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -16.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY1500165
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A peak-time tempo drum n bass cut, Under the Surface sits in A minor (8A) at 127 BPM. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Etherwood's catalogue.
- Energy:
- calmer than 93% of Etherwood's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 90% of Etherwood's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 86% of Etherwood's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 20%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 38%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 27%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Under the Surface in?
Under the Surface by Etherwood is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Under the Surface?
Under the Surface runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Under the Surface?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Under the Surface good for peak time?
With energy 23 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
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 127 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%: 119-135 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: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 127 — 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 127 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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