Back to Basics
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 88/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:55
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -5.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY1400032
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 172 BPM in F minor (4A), Back to Basics is a drum n bass production. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of S.P.Y's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 95% of S.P.Y's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 76% of S.P.Y's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 21%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 28%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Back to Basics in?
Back to Basics by S.P.Y is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Back to Basics?
Back to Basics runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with Back to Basics?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Back to Basics good for peak time?
With energy 88 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 172 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 162-182 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 172 — 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 172 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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