The Island, Pt. II (Dusk) by Pendulum cover art

The Island, Pt. II (Dusk)

Pendulum

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Key
8A · A minor
BPM
126
Open Key
1m
Energy
97/100
Pop
46/100
Length
4:10
Released
2010
Album
Immersion
Genre
Drum N Bass
Label
Warner Bros. Records
Loudness
-3.4 dB
Dynamics
11.2 dB
ISRC
GBAHT1000130

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

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The Island, Pt. II (Dusk): club-tempo drum n bass, A minor (8A), 126 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. 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 11 dB). A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 92% of Pendulum's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Reach:
better known than 92% of Pendulum's catalogue
Groove:
groovier than 89% of Pendulum's catalogue
Energy:
hotter than 77% of Pendulum's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy97
Mood18Dark
Groove67
Acoustic0
Instrumental75
Live29
Speech12
darkrelaxedvoice

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
34%
Low
30-130 Hz
26%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
22%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
19%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is The Island, Pt. II (Dusk) in?

The Island, Pt. II (Dusk) by Pendulum is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is The Island, Pt. II (Dusk)?

The Island, Pt. II (Dusk) runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.

What mixes well with The Island, Pt. II (Dusk)?

From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.

Is The Island, Pt. II (Dusk) good for peak time?

With energy 97 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Mixes harmonically

8A7A · 9A · 8B

From 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.

Every move from 8A

9ASimple Mix Upper
7ASimple Mix Downer
8BTonal Shift·
9BDiagonal Mix Upper
7BDiagonal Mix Downer
5BCompatible Tone·
10AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
6AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
11AParallel Key Upper▲▲
5AParallel Key Downer▼▼
3ATritone Jump▲▲
12ARelated Keyrisky

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 97/100).

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 126 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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