
Tortured Soul
- BPM
- 140
- Half-time
- 70
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 55/100
- Pop
- 20/100
- Length
- 4:18
- Released
- 2006
- Album
- Skream! (Expanded Edition)
- Genre
- Dubstep
- Loudness
- -13.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBQGW0600999
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Tortured Soul: driving up-tempo dubstep, E♭ minor (2A), 140 BPM. It reads as dark and steady. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2006 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 92% of Skream's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Brightness:
- darker than 85% of Skream's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 78% of Skream's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Tortured Soul in?
Tortured Soul by Skream is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Tortured Soul?
Tortured Soul runs at 140 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Tortured Soul?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is Tortured Soul good for peak time?
With energy 55 out of 100 at 140 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
2A → 1A · 3A · 2BFrom 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.
How to mix it
In 2A at 140 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%: 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 9A rather than 2A; below -5% it reads as 7A. With key lock on, it stays 2A 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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