Cut Throat Flow
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 165
- Half-time
- 83
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 67/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 6:40
- Released
- 1996
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -11.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBMYV0600046
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A very fast drum n bass cut, Cut Throat Flow sits in E minor (9A) at 165 BPM. The feel is bright and euphoric. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 1996 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 88% of Optical's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 87% of Optical's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 75% of Optical's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Cut Throat Flow in?
Cut Throat Flow by Optical is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Cut Throat Flow?
Cut Throat Flow runs at 165 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with Cut Throat Flow?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Cut Throat Flow good for peak time?
With energy 67 out of 100 at 165 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 165 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 155-175 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 165 — 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 165 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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