Castaway
30s preview
- Key
- 7B · F major
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 12d
- Energy
- 99/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 5:58
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -1.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBRD51400139
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Castaway: drum n bass, F major (7B), 175 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 91% of S.P.Y's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 26%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 21%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Castaway in?
Castaway by S.P.Y is in F major, or 7B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Castaway?
Castaway runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Castaway?
From 7B it blends harmonically with 8B, 7A, 6B. Moving to 8B lifts the energy a step.
Is Castaway good for peak time?
With energy 99 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
7B → 6B · 8B · 7AFrom 7B, 8B (C major) lifts the energy a step; 7A (D minor) settles into the relative minor; 6B (B♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7B at 175 BPM: 8B (C major) — move to 8B to push the floor harder; 7A (D minor) — switch to 7A for a mood change without losing the groove; 6B (B♭ major) — drop to 6B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-186 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 2B rather than 7B; below -5% it reads as 12B. With key lock on, it stays 7B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 175 — 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 175 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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