Brainwork
30s preview
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 99/100
- Pop
- 6/100
- Length
- 5:52
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBVPL1400040
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 172 BPM in B minor (10A), Brainwork is a drum n bass production. The feel is dark and driving. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 93% of Mefjus's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- hotter than 89% of Mefjus's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 83% of Mefjus's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- 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 Brainwork in?
Brainwork by Mefjus is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Brainwork?
Brainwork runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with Brainwork?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Brainwork good for peak time?
With energy 99 out of 100 at 172 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 172 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%: 162-182 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 172 — 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 172 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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