Connections
30s preview
- Key
- 5A · C minor
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 10m
- Energy
- 49/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 1:44
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Punk
- Loudness
- -8.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBPWR1620028
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 174 BPM in C minor (5A), Connections is a punk production. It reads as dark and steady. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 99% of Friction's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Brightness:
- darker than 99% of Friction's catalogue
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Friction's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 97% of Friction's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Connections in?
Connections by Friction is in C minor, or 5A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Connections?
Connections runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Connections?
From 5A it blends harmonically with 6A, 5B, 4A. Moving to 6A lifts the energy a step.
Is Connections good for peak time?
With energy 49 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
5A → 4A · 6A · 5BFrom 5A, 6A (G minor) lifts the energy a step; 5B (E♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 4A (F minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 5A at 174 BPM: 6A (G minor) — move to 6A to push the floor harder; 5B (E♭ major) — switch to 5B for a mood change without losing the groove; 4A (F minor) — drop to 4A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 12A rather than 5A; below -5% it reads as 10A. With key lock on, it stays 5A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — 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 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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