Hardcore Harry
30s preview
- BPM
- 85
- Double-time
- 170
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 100/100
- Pop
- 8/100
- Length
- 4:18
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY1700224
- Explicit
- Yes
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Hardcore Harry is a downtempo drum n bass track in A♭ minor (1A) at 85 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of S.P.Y's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- hotter than 98% of S.P.Y's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 81% of S.P.Y's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 75% of S.P.Y's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 25%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 22%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Hardcore Harry in?
Hardcore Harry by S.P.Y is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hardcore Harry?
Hardcore Harry runs at 85 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Hardcore Harry?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Hardcore Harry good for peak time?
With energy 100 out of 100 at 85 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 85 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 80-90 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 85 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More drum n bass
More from S.P.Y
Full profile
Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 85 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
Every insight on this page, for your own library.
Vibes runs this same analysis on the music you own: keys, energy and vibe for every track, organized into sets you can actually play.