Surface
30s preview
- Key
- 7B · F major
- BPM
- 87
- Double-time
- 174
- Open Key
- 12d
- Energy
- 99/100
- Pop
- 11/100
- Length
- 4:10
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -1.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBVPL2200085
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Surface runs 87 BPM in F major (7B), a downtempo drum n bass record. 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. Slower than 95% of S.P.Y's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- hotter than 93% of S.P.Y's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 85% of S.P.Y's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 79% of S.P.Y's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Surface in?
Surface by S.P.Y is in F major, or 7B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Surface?
Surface runs at 87 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Surface?
From 7B it blends harmonically with 8B, 7A, 6B. Moving to 8B lifts the energy a step.
Is Surface good for peak time?
With energy 99 out of 100 at 87 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 87 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%: 82-92 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 87 — 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 87 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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