Black Swarm (Death Is Warm)
30s preview
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 176
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:41
- Released
- 2007
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -8.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBYEY0900037
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Black Swarm (Death Is Warm) runs 176 BPM in B major (1B), a drum n bass record. It reads as dark and driving. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). A 2007 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of The Upbeats's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- faster than 94% of The Upbeats's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 85% of The Upbeats's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 82% of The Upbeats's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Black Swarm (Death Is Warm) in?
Black Swarm (Death Is Warm) by The Upbeats is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Black Swarm (Death Is Warm)?
Black Swarm (Death Is Warm) runs at 176 BPM.
What mixes well with Black Swarm (Death Is Warm)?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Black Swarm (Death Is Warm) good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 176 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 176 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 165-187 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 176 — 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 176 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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