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Amen Sister

High Contrast

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Key
9A · E minor
BPM
172
Half-time
86
Open Key
2m
Energy
99/100
Pop
6/100
Length
4:48
Released
2002
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-3.5 dB
Dynamics
17.0 dB
ISRC
GX5HV2200013

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

A drum n bass cut, Amen Sister sits in E minor (9A) at 172 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). A 2002 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 99% of High Contrast's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Energy:
hotter than 97% of High Contrast's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy99
Mood18Dark
Groove46
Acoustic2
Instrumental42
Live36
Speech28

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
18%
Low
30-130 Hz
29%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
31%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
22%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Amen Sister in?

Amen Sister by High Contrast is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Amen Sister?

Amen Sister runs at 172 BPM.

What mixes well with Amen Sister?

From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.

Is Amen Sister good for peak time?

With energy 99 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

9A8A · 10A · 9B

From 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 9A

10ASimple Mix Upper
8ASimple Mix Downer
9BTonal Shift·
10BDiagonal Mix Upper
8BDiagonal Mix Downer
6BCompatible Tone·
11AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
7AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
12AParallel Key Upper▲▲
6AParallel Key Downer▼▼
4ATritone Jump▲▲
1ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 9A at 172 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 162-182 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.

Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 172 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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