The Island
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 28/100
- Length
- 9:30
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBAHT1000221
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- The Island - Steve Angello, AN21, Max Vangeli Remixremix9B · 126
- The Island - Radio Edit [Radio Edit]version8A · 126
- The Island - Tiesto Remixremix8A · 128
- The Island - Lenzman Remixremix9B · 174
- The Island - Remixremix8A · 124
- The Island (Aaron Bond Remix)remix9B · 140
The Island: club-tempo drum n bass, A minor (8A), 126 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 92% of Pendulum's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- groovier than 86% of Pendulum's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Island in?
The Island by Pendulum is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Island?
The Island runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with The Island?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Island good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 8A at 126 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 94/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — 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 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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