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Almost Human

High Contrast

Key
8A · A minor
BPM
173
Half-time
87
Open Key
1m
Energy
89/100
Pop
0/100
Length
5:41
Released
2012
Album
The Agony & The Ecstasy
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-2.5 dB
ISRC
GBCJY1200021

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Almost Human runs 173 BPM in A minor (8A), a drum n bass record. Tonally it lands dark and driving. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of High Contrast's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy89
Mood28Dark
Groove51
Acoustic24
Instrumental0
Live8
Speech4

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Almost Human in?

Almost Human by High Contrast is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Almost Human?

Almost Human runs at 173 BPM.

What mixes well with Almost Human?

From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.

Is Almost Human good for peak time?

With energy 89 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

8A7A · 9A · 8B

From 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 8A

9ASimple Mix Upper
7ASimple Mix Downer
8BTonal Shift·
9BDiagonal Mix Upper
7BDiagonal Mix Downer
5BCompatible Tone·
10AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
6AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
11AParallel Key Upper▲▲
5AParallel Key Downer▼▼
3ATritone Jump▲▲
12ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 8A at 173 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 163-183 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.

Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 173 — 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 173 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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