Life Is But A Dream
30s preview
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 74/100
- Pop
- 10/100
- Length
- 5:52
- Released
- 2025
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBBHF1311016
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, Life Is But A Dream sits in A♭ major (4B) at 173 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. More bass-heavy than 91% of London Elektricity's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- better known than 85% of London Elektricity's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 83% of London Elektricity's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 75% of London Elektricity's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Life Is But A Dream in?
Life Is But A Dream by London Elektricity is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Life Is But A Dream?
Life Is But A Dream runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Life Is But A Dream?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Life Is But A Dream good for peak time?
With energy 74 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 173 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B 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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