City Life
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 24/100
- Length
- 4:31
- Released
- 2006
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -7.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY0611211
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, City Life sits in E major (12B) at 174 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 19 dB). A 2006 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 97% of Logistics's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- better known than 96% of Logistics's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 83% of Logistics's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 76% of Logistics's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 21%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 25%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 28%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 26%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is City Life in?
City Life by Logistics is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is City Life?
City Life runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with City Life?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is City Life good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12B at 174 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — 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 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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