mother tongue - Sub Focus Remix
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 36/100
- Length
- 3:15
- Released
- 2019
- Album
- mother tongue (Sub Focus Remix)
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBARL1900715
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, mother tongue - Sub Focus Remix sits in F♯ minor (11A) at 174 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). Less groove-driven than 84% of Sub Focus's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- better known than 75% of Sub Focus'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 mother tongue - Sub Focus Remix in?
mother tongue - Sub Focus Remix by Sub Focus is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is mother tongue - Sub Focus Remix?
mother tongue - Sub Focus Remix runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with mother tongue - Sub Focus Remix?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is mother tongue - Sub Focus Remix good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 174 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
