Sometime Sad Day - Goldie Presents Rufige Kru
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- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 167
- Half-time
- 84
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 10/100
- Length
- 7:26
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- The Alchemist: 1992-2012
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBBHF0930018
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 167 BPM in F minor (4A), Sometime Sad Day - Goldie Presents Rufige Kru is a very fast drum n bass production. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 89% of Goldie's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Brightness:
- darker than 80% of Goldie's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 76% of Goldie's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Sometime Sad Day - Goldie Presents Rufige Kru in?
Sometime Sad Day - Goldie Presents Rufige Kru by Goldie is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sometime Sad Day - Goldie Presents Rufige Kru?
Sometime Sad Day - Goldie Presents Rufige Kru runs at 167 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with Sometime Sad Day - Goldie Presents Rufige Kru?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Sometime Sad Day - Goldie Presents Rufige Kru good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 167 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 167 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 157-177 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 167 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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