Life On The Flip Side by Jeff Mills cover art

Life On The Flip Side

Jeff Mills

30s preview

Key
1B · B major
BPM
118
Open Key
6d
Energy
66/100
Pop
1/100
Length
5:30
Released
2021
Album
Think Again
Genre
Techno
Loudness
-9.2 dB
Dynamics
12.0 dB
ISRC
USAX10000585

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

Life On The Flip Side: mid-tempo techno, B major (1B), 118 BPM. The feel is bright and euphoric. 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 12 dB). Brighter than 98% of Jeff Mills's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.

Low end:
more bass-heavy than 86% of Jeff Mills's catalogue
Reach:
more underground than 80% of Jeff Mills's catalogue
Tempo:
slower than 75% of Jeff Mills's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy66
Mood92Bright
Groove63
Acoustic14
Instrumental95
Live10
Speech3

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
43%
Low
30-130 Hz
34%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
20%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
3%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Life On The Flip Side in?

Life On The Flip Side by Jeff Mills is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Life On The Flip Side?

Life On The Flip Side runs at 118 BPM, a mid-tempo track.

What mixes well with Life On The Flip Side?

From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.

Is Life On The Flip Side good for peak time?

With energy 66 out of 100 at 118 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.

Mixes harmonically

1B12B · 2B · 1A

From 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.

Every move from 1B

2BSimple Mix Upper
12BSimple Mix Downer
1ATonal Shift·
2ADiagonal Mix Upper
12ADiagonal Mix Downer
4ACompatible Tone·
3BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
11BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
4BParallel Key Upper▲▲
10BParallel Key Downer▼▼
8BTritone Jump▲▲
5BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 1B at 118 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 111-125 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B across the whole range.

Programming: a mid-set roller.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 118 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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