Anticipate
30s preview
- BPM
- 86
- Double-time
- 172
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 81/100
- Pop
- 14/100
- Length
- 4:11
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.8 dB
- ISRC
- USQY51188948
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Anticipate runs 86 BPM in F♯ minor (11A), a downtempo drum n bass record. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 98% of Skream's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 90% of Skream's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 79% of Skream's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 78% of Skream's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Anticipate in?
Anticipate by Skream is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Anticipate?
Anticipate runs at 86 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Anticipate?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is Anticipate good for peak time?
With energy 81 out of 100 at 86 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 86 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 81-91 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 86 — 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 86 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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