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The Agony & The Ecstasy - Radio Edit

High Contrast

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Key
8A · A minor
BPM
173
Half-time
87
Open Key
1m
Energy
97/100
Pop
0/100
Length
3:31
Released
2012
Album
The Agony & The Ecstasy (feat. Selah Corbin)
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-1.1 dB
Dynamics
9.3 dB
ISRC
GBCJY1200014

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

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Against the original (8A at 173 BPM), this version holds the same tempo in the same key.

At 173 BPM in A minor (8A), The Agony & The Ecstasy - Radio Edit is a drum n bass production. It reads as dark and driving. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2012 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.

Groove:
less groove-driven than 89% of High Contrast's catalogue
Energy:
hotter than 88% of High Contrast's catalogue
Brightness:
darker than 86% of High Contrast's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy97
Mood7Dark
Groove41
Acoustic0
Instrumental0
Live11
Speech5

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
33%
Low
30-130 Hz
27%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
22%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
18%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is The Agony & The Ecstasy - Radio Edit in?

The Agony & The Ecstasy - Radio Edit by High Contrast is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is The Agony & The Ecstasy - Radio Edit?

The Agony & The Ecstasy - Radio Edit runs at 173 BPM.

What mixes well with The Agony & The Ecstasy - Radio Edit?

From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.

Is The Agony & The Ecstasy - Radio Edit good for peak time?

With energy 97 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

8A7A · 9A · 8B

From 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.

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Every move from 8A

9ASimple Mix Upper
7ASimple Mix Downer
8BTonal Shift·
9BDiagonal Mix Upper
7BDiagonal Mix Downer
5BCompatible Tone·
10AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
6AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
11AParallel Key Upper▲▲
5AParallel Key Downer▼▼
3ATritone Jump▲▲
12ARelated Keyrisky

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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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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