Sea of Tears
30s preview
- BPM
- 160
- Half-time
- 80
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 7/100
- Length
- 12:04
- Released
- 1995
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -5.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBAAP2100005
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Sea of Tears: very fast drum n bass, A♭ major (4B), 160 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 1995 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 76% of Goldie's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a high-intensity peak cut.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 27%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Sea of Tears in?
Sea of Tears by Goldie is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sea of Tears?
Sea of Tears runs at 160 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with Sea of Tears?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Sea of Tears good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 160 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 160 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 150-170 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 160 — 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 160 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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