Backdraft - Original Mix
- Key
- 5A · C minor
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 10m
- Energy
- 99/100
- Pop
- 6/100
- Length
- 6:53
- Released
- 2004
- Album
- Hub Cap / Backdraft
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.6 dB
- ISRC
- NLCK41402418
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Backdraft - Original Mix runs 172 BPM in C minor (5A), a drum n bass record. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2004 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 95% of Noisia's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 81% of Noisia's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Backdraft - Original Mix in?
Backdraft - Original Mix by Noisia is in C minor, or 5A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Backdraft - Original Mix?
Backdraft - Original Mix runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with Backdraft - Original Mix?
From 5A it blends harmonically with 6A, 5B, 4A. Moving to 6A lifts the energy a step.
Is Backdraft - Original Mix 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
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 172 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%: 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 12A rather than 5A; below -5% it reads as 10A. With key lock on, it stays 5A 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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