Borealis
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 64/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:24
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -6.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY1400145
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Borealis runs 174 BPM in A major (11B), a drum n bass record. It reads as dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 99% of Metrik's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Metrik's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 96% of Metrik's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 96% of Metrik's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Borealis in?
Borealis by Metrik is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Borealis?
Borealis runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Borealis?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Borealis good for peak time?
With energy 64 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 174 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B 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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