Darkside of Life
- BPM
- 140
- Half-time
- 70
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 60/100
- Pop
- 9/100
- Length
- 5:33
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Dubstep
- Loudness
- -10.6 dB
- ISRC
- QM4TX2100336
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Darkside of Life is a driving up-tempo dubstep track in F♯ major (2B) at 140 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. Darker than 88% of Skream's catalogue.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 85% of Skream's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Darkside of Life in?
Darkside of Life by Skream is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Darkside of Life?
Darkside of Life runs at 140 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Darkside of Life?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Darkside of Life good for peak time?
With energy 60 out of 100 at 140 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 140 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 132-148 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 140 — 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 140 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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