Mouthbreather by Noisia cover art

Mouthbreather

Noisia

Key
3B · D♭ major
BPM
172
Half-time
86
Open Key
8d
Energy
99/100
Pop
12/100
Length
4:43
Released
2015
Album
Dead Limit
Genre
Drum N Bass
Label
Vision Recordings
Loudness
-4.3 dB
ISRC
USQY51590871

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

A drum n bass cut, Mouthbreather sits in D♭ major (3B) at 172 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. It is vocal-led. Spoken-word passages run through it. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 94% of Noisia's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy99
Mood28Dark
Groove55
Acoustic1
Instrumental2
Live51
Speech38

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Mouthbreather in?

Mouthbreather by Noisia is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Mouthbreather?

Mouthbreather runs at 172 BPM.

What mixes well with Mouthbreather?

From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.

Is Mouthbreather 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

3B2B · 4B · 3A

From 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 3B

4BSimple Mix Upper
2BSimple Mix Downer
3ATonal Shift·
4ADiagonal Mix Upper
2ADiagonal Mix Downer
6ACompatible Tone·
5BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
1BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
6BParallel Key Upper▲▲
12BParallel Key Downer▼▼
10BTritone Jump▲▲
7BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 3B at 172 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B 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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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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