Mucky Business by S.P.Y cover art

Mucky Business

S.P.Y

Key
9A · E minor
BPM
88
Double-time
176
Open Key
2m
Energy
96/100
Pop
0/100
Length
4:56
Released
2014
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-3.9 dB
ISRC
GBCJY1400111

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

At 88 BPM in E minor (9A), Mucky Business is a downtempo drum n bass production. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. 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.

Groove:
groovier than 93% of S.P.Y's catalogue
Tempo:
slower than 86% of S.P.Y's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy96
Mood32Dark
Groove69
Acoustic1
Instrumental81
Live38
Speech10

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Mucky Business in?

Mucky Business by S.P.Y is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Mucky Business?

Mucky Business runs at 88 BPM, a downtempo track.

What mixes well with Mucky Business?

From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.

Is Mucky Business good for peak time?

With energy 96 out of 100 at 88 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

9A8A · 10A · 9B

From 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 9A

10ASimple Mix Upper
8ASimple Mix Downer
9BTonal Shift·
10BDiagonal Mix Upper
8BDiagonal Mix Downer
6BCompatible Tone·
11AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
7AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
12AParallel Key Upper▲▲
6AParallel Key Downer▼▼
4ATritone Jump▲▲
1ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 9A at 88 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 83-93 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.

Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 88 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 88 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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