The Agony & The Ecstasy
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- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:17
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -1.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY1200015
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- The Agony & The Ecstasy - Instrumentaloriginal8A · 173
- The Agony & The Ecstasy - C.R.S.T Remixremix9B · 121
- The Agony & The Ecstasy - Radio Editversion8A · 173
A drum n bass cut, The Agony & The Ecstasy sits in A minor (8A) at 173 BPM. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 99% of High Contrast's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of High Contrast's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 90% of High Contrast's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 81% of High Contrast's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 25%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Agony & The Ecstasy in?
The Agony & The Ecstasy by High Contrast is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Agony & The Ecstasy?
The Agony & The Ecstasy runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with The Agony & The Ecstasy?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Agony & The Ecstasy good for peak time?
With energy 94 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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