Some Things Never Change
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 88/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:20
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Spectrum Analyser
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY1300003
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Some Things Never Change is a drum n bass track in A minor (8A) at 173 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of High Contrast's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 81% of High Contrast's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 27%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 21%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Some Things Never Change in?
Some Things Never Change by High Contrast is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Some Things Never Change?
Some Things Never Change runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Some Things Never Change?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Some Things Never Change good for peak time?
With energy 88 out of 100 at 173 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 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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