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Front to Back

Sigma

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Key
8B · C major
BPM
175
Half-time
88
Open Key
1d
Energy
92/100
Pop
0/100
Length
4:28
Released
2008
Album
Nexus / Front to Back
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-4.7 dB
Dynamics
8.9 dB
ISRC
UK5YR0900004

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

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At 175 BPM in C major (8B), Front to Back is a drum n bass production. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Sigma's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Low end:
more bass-heavy than 89% of Sigma's catalogue
Groove:
less groove-driven than 79% of Sigma's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy92
Mood36Balanced
Groove45
Acoustic0
Instrumental37
Live45
Speech6

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
35%
Low
30-130 Hz
26%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
22%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
17%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Front to Back in?

Front to Back by Sigma is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Front to Back?

Front to Back runs at 175 BPM.

What mixes well with Front to Back?

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

Is Front to Back good for peak time?

With energy 92 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

8B7B · 9B · 8A

From 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 8B

9BSimple Mix Upper
7BSimple Mix Downer
8ATonal Shift·
9ADiagonal Mix Upper
7ADiagonal Mix Downer
11ACompatible Tone·
10BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
6BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
11BParallel Key Upper▲▲
5BParallel Key Downer▼▼
3BTritone Jump▲▲
12BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 8B at 175 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B 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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