Foreign Things - High Contrast Remix
30s preview
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 23/100
- Length
- 3:24
- Released
- 2021
- Album
- Foreign Things (High Contrast Remix)
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -1.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM72106033
- Explicit
- Yes
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Foreign Things - High Contrast Remix: drum n bass, D major (10B), 173 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Better known than 88% of High Contrast's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- hotter than 85% of High Contrast's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Foreign Things - High Contrast Remix in?
Foreign Things - High Contrast Remix by High Contrast is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Foreign Things - High Contrast Remix?
Foreign Things - High Contrast Remix runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Foreign Things - High Contrast Remix?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Foreign Things - High Contrast Remix good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 173 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B 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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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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