More Brilliant Than the Sun
30s preview
- BPM
- 160
- Half-time
- 80
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 12/100
- Length
- 4:53
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -7.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBSXS2000156
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 160 BPM in D♭ major (3B), More Brilliant Than the Sun is a very fast drum n bass production. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). More bass-heavy than 85% of High Contrast's catalogue.
- Groove:
- groovier than 81% of High Contrast's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is More Brilliant Than the Sun in?
More Brilliant Than the Sun by High Contrast is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is More Brilliant Than the Sun?
More Brilliant Than the Sun runs at 160 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with More Brilliant Than the Sun?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is More Brilliant Than the Sun good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 160 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 160 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 150-170 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 160 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
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