When Darkness Falls
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- Key
- 5A · C minor
- BPM
- 153
- Half-time
- 77
- Open Key
- 10m
- Energy
- 86/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:52
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY1200139
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A fast drum n bass cut, When Darkness Falls sits in C minor (5A) at 153 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 99% of Netsky's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Netsky's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 98% of Netsky's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 87% of Netsky's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 22%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 36%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 31%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is When Darkness Falls in?
When Darkness Falls by Netsky is in C minor, or 5A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is When Darkness Falls?
When Darkness Falls runs at 153 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with When Darkness Falls?
From 5A it blends harmonically with 6A, 5B, 4A. Moving to 6A lifts the energy a step.
Is When Darkness Falls good for peak time?
With energy 86 out of 100 at 153 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
5A → 4A · 6A · 5BFrom 5A, 6A (G minor) lifts the energy a step; 5B (E♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 4A (F minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 5A at 153 BPM: 6A (G minor) — move to 6A to push the floor harder; 5B (E♭ major) — switch to 5B for a mood change without losing the groove; 4A (F minor) — drop to 4A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 144-162 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 12A rather than 5A; below -5% it reads as 10A. With key lock on, it stays 5A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 153 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 153 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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