Propane Nightmares
30s preview
- Key
- 6A · G minor
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 11m
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 59/100
- Length
- 5:13
- Released
- 2008
- Album
- In Silico
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Loudness
- -4.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBAHT0800150
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Propane Nightmares - Grabbitz Remixremix1A · 85
- Propane Nightmaresoriginal6A · 174
- Propane Nightmares - V.I.P.original9B · 174
- Propane Nightmares - VST Remixremix6A · 130
- Propane Nightmares - Live at Brixton Academyoriginal6A · 174
- Propane Nightmares - Liveoriginal6A · 174
Propane Nightmares: drum n bass, G minor (6A), 174 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 99% of Pendulum's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 81% of Pendulum's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 79% of Pendulum's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 76% of Pendulum's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Propane Nightmares in?
Propane Nightmares by Pendulum is in G minor, or 6A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Propane Nightmares?
Propane Nightmares runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Propane Nightmares?
From 6A it blends harmonically with 7A, 6B, 5A. Moving to 7A lifts the energy a step.
Is Propane Nightmares good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
6A → 5A · 7A · 6BFrom 6A, 7A (D minor) lifts the energy a step; 6B (B♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 5A (C minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6A at 174 BPM: 7A (D minor) — move to 7A to push the floor harder; 6B (B♭ major) — switch to 6B for a mood change without losing the groove; 5A (C minor) — drop to 5A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 1A rather than 6A; below -5% it reads as 11A. With key lock on, it stays 6A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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