
Drift Away
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 87
- Double-time
- 174
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:46
- Released
- 2025
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -1.6 dB
- ISRC
- GB2LD2510407
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Drift Away runs 87 BPM in F minor (4A), a downtempo drum n bass record. Tonally it lands bright and euphoric. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Slower than 99% of Grafix's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Grafix's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 90% of Grafix's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Drift Away in?
Drift Away by Grafix is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Drift Away?
Drift Away runs at 87 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Drift Away?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Drift Away good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 87 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
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 87 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%: 82-92 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 87 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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