Dark Clouds
30s preview
- BPM
- 88
- Double-time
- 176
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 5:34
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -0.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBCEQ1500090
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Dark Clouds: downtempo drum n bass, A♭ minor (1A), 88 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 88% of Serum's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 84% of Serum's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Dark Clouds in?
Dark Clouds by Serum is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Dark Clouds?
Dark Clouds runs at 88 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Dark Clouds?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Dark Clouds good for peak time?
With energy 98 out of 100 at 88 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 88 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 83-93 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 88 — 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 88 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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