The Great Drum & Bass Swindle
30s preview
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 23/100
- Length
- 5:59
- Released
- 2003
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -5.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY0711906
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 173 BPM in B minor (10A), The Great Drum & Bass Swindle is a drum n bass production. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 2003 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 94% of London Elektricity's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- hotter than 85% of London Elektricity's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 78% of London Elektricity's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Great Drum & Bass Swindle in?
The Great Drum & Bass Swindle by London Elektricity is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Great Drum & Bass Swindle?
The Great Drum & Bass Swindle runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with The Great Drum & Bass Swindle?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Great Drum & Bass Swindle good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 173 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A 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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