Disaster Must Come
30s preview
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:25
- Released
- 2014
- Album
- Disaster Must Come / Kosh
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -7.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.7 dB
- ISRC
- GB8KE1355478
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Disaster Must Come runs 173 BPM in B major (1B), a drum n bass record. The groove is strong and floor-ready. It is vocal-led. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of K Motionz's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Energy:
- calmer than 88% of K Motionz's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Disaster Must Come in?
Disaster Must Come by K Motionz is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Disaster Must Come?
Disaster Must Come runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Disaster Must Come?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Disaster Must Come good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 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.
How to mix it
In 1B at 173 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%: 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
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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