Neal Cassady Starts Here
30s preview
- BPM
- 81
- Double-time
- 162
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 44/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 5:10
- Released
- 1996
- Album
- Everybody Needs a 303 (Everybody Loves a Carnival)
- Genre
- Breaks
- Loudness
- -13.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBBMQ9700046
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 81 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), Neal Cassady Starts Here is a downtempo breaks production. Tonally it lands dark and steady. 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 14 dB). A 1996 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 99% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 97% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 96% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 96% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 24%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Neal Cassady Starts Here in?
Neal Cassady Starts Here by Fatboy Slim is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Neal Cassady Starts Here?
Neal Cassady Starts Here runs at 81 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Neal Cassady Starts Here?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Neal Cassady Starts Here good for peak time?
With energy 44 out of 100 at 81 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 81 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 76-86 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A 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 81 — 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 81 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
