Showdown - Live at Brixton Academy
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 7:39
- Released
- 2009
- Album
- Showdown
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBAHT0800326
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Showdownoriginal10A · 174
- Showdown - Radio Editversion9A · 174
- Showdown - DJ Clipz Remixremix2B · 174
- Showdown - Excision Remixremix12A · 140
- Showdown - Live at Brixton Academyoriginal9B · 174
- Showdown - Red Light Remixremix10B · 128
Against the original (10A at 174 BPM), this version holds the same tempo and moves the key from 10A to 10B.
Showdown - Live at Brixton Academy: drum n bass, D major (10B), 174 BPM. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 99% of Pendulum's catalogue.
- Energy:
- hotter than 82% of Pendulum's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 28%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Showdown - Live at Brixton Academy in?
Showdown - Live at Brixton Academy by Pendulum is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Showdown - Live at Brixton Academy?
Showdown - Live at Brixton Academy runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Showdown - Live at Brixton Academy?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Showdown - Live at Brixton Academy 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
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 174 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B 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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