Moody Blue
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 86
- Double-time
- 172
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 72/100
- Pop
- 19/100
- Length
- 5:07
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- Night Gallery
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBSXS1700102
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 86 BPM in A minor (8A), Moody Blue is a downtempo drum n bass production. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 98% of High Contrast's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 98% of High Contrast's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 98% of High Contrast's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 89% of High Contrast's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Moody Blue in?
Moody Blue by High Contrast is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Moody Blue?
Moody Blue runs at 86 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Moody Blue?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Moody Blue good for peak time?
With energy 72 out of 100 at 86 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 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.
How to mix it
In 8A at 86 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%: 81-91 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 86 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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