Concrete Shoes (original mix)
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- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 112
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 6:11
- Released
- 1997
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -14.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBAGN9700007
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Concrete Shoes (original mix) runs 112 BPM in G major (9B), a mid-tempo drum n bass record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 1997 production that still circulates in sets. More bass-heavy than 87% of Optical's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 83% of Optical's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Concrete Shoes (original mix) in?
Concrete Shoes (original mix) by Optical is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Concrete Shoes (original mix)?
Concrete Shoes (original mix) runs at 112 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Concrete Shoes (original mix)?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Concrete Shoes (original mix) good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 112 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 9B at 112 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 105-119 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 112 — 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 112 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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