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Boulder Dash

Serum

Key
2A · E♭ minor
BPM
175
Half-time
88
Open Key
7m
Energy
99/100
Pop
0/100
Length
4:59
Released
2013
Album
Firin' Line
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-1.4 dB
ISRC
GBRD51300010

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

At 175 BPM in E♭ minor (2A), Boulder Dash is a drum n bass production. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Serum's catalogue.

Energy:
hotter than 87% of Serum's catalogue
Brightness:
darker than 85% of Serum's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy99
Mood19Dark
Groove65
Acoustic6
Instrumental1
Live32
Speech8

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Boulder Dash in?

Boulder Dash by Serum is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Boulder Dash?

Boulder Dash runs at 175 BPM.

What mixes well with Boulder Dash?

From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.

Is Boulder Dash good for peak time?

With energy 99 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

2A1A · 3A · 2B

From 2A, 3A (B♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 2B (F♯ major) brightens to the relative major; 1A (A♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 2A

3ASimple Mix Upper
1ASimple Mix Downer
2BTonal Shift·
3BDiagonal Mix Upper
1BDiagonal Mix Downer
11BCompatible Tone·
4AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
12AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
5AParallel Key Upper▲▲
11AParallel Key Downer▼▼
9ATritone Jump▲▲
6ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 2A at 175 BPM: 3A (B♭ minor) — move to 3A to push the floor harder; 2B (F♯ major) — switch to 2B for a mood change without losing the groove; 1A (A♭ minor) — drop to 1A to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 164-186 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 9A rather than 2A; below -5% it reads as 7A. With key lock on, it stays 2A across the whole range.

Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 175 — 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 175 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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