Surfboard
30s preview
- BPM
- 176
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 59/100
- Pop
- 54/100
- Length
- 3:31
- Released
- 2026
- Genre
- Dubstep
- Loudness
- -10.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.9 dB
- ISRC
- USWL12600869
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A dubstep cut, Surfboard sits in A major (11B) at 176 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and steady. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. Faster than 99% of Skrillex's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- calmer than 91% of Skrillex's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 85% of Skrillex's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 83% of Skrillex's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Surfboard in?
Surfboard by Skrillex is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Surfboard?
Surfboard runs at 176 BPM.
What mixes well with Surfboard?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Surfboard good for peak time?
With energy 59 out of 100 at 176 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 176 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 165-187 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 176 — 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 176 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
