
South Eastern Dream - 2018 Director's Cut
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 86
- Double-time
- 172
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:48
- Released
- 2018
- Album
- Syncopated City: The Director's Cut (Commentary Version)
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY1800220
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- South Eastern Dream (2018 Director’s Cut) - Commentary Versionoriginal10B · 98
South Eastern Dream - 2018 Director's Cut runs 86 BPM in C major (8B), a downtempo drum n bass record. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of London Elektricity's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- slower than 95% of London Elektricity's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 87% of London Elektricity's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 80% of London Elektricity's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 27%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is South Eastern Dream - 2018 Director's Cut in?
South Eastern Dream - 2018 Director's Cut by London Elektricity is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is South Eastern Dream - 2018 Director's Cut?
South Eastern Dream - 2018 Director's Cut runs at 86 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with South Eastern Dream - 2018 Director's Cut?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is South Eastern Dream - 2018 Director's Cut good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 86 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 86 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 81-91 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 86 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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