Artist profile
Ali James is a hard dance and hardcore producer working within the neo-rave and UK hardcore spectrum. Their productions emphasize driving breakbeats and energetic synth work characteristic of the broader hard dance underground.
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Ali James is a high-energy with strong drive and a bright production artist.
Sits right in the typical Hard Dance / Hardcore / Neo Rave pocket.
Across 10 analysed tracks, Ali James averages 28% groove — straighter than 79% of individual Hard Dance / Hardcore / Neo Rave tracks — and 75% energy, harder than 57%.
Measured against 12,440 Hard Dance / Hardcore / Neo Rave tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between Ali James’s 10 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 131 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.
Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.
63 of the 380 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.2. They come from 10 different Ali James tracks.
Feel Alive → Go Insane - Extended Mix · 7A → 6A · same BPM · 90 chemistry
67 of the 390 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.2. They come from 10 different Ali James tracks.
Down In It - Extended Mix → OLDSCHOOL SOUND - Extended Mix · 12B → 1A · same BPM · 91 chemistry
48 of the 260 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.5. They come from 10 different Ali James tracks.
Do It Right - Extended Mix → Warfare - Extended Mix · 4A → 3A · same BPM · 90 chemistry
46 of the 300 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.7. They come from 10 different Ali James tracks.
Maniac - Extended Mix → Psychedelics - Extended Mix · 12B → 1A · same BPM · 91 chemistry
45 of the 270 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.6. They come from 10 different Ali James tracks.
Do It Right - Extended Mix → DA PRODUCT - Extended Mix · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 87 chemistry
48 of the 260 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.5. They come from 10 different Ali James tracks.
Maniac - Extended Mix → Clip Slider - Extended Mix · 12B → 1A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
55 of the 280 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.6. They come from 9 different Ali James tracks.
Do It Right - Extended Mix → Party Started · 4A → 3A · same BPM · 89 chemistry
52 of the 400 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.3. They come from 10 different Ali James tracks.
Do It Right - Extended Mix → Addicted · 4A → 4A · −2 BPM · 91 chemistry
Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.
DJs and producers closest to Ali James by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Ali James, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
Ali James's tracks in our catalog all sit around 160 BPM.
Ali James's tracks are mostly in major keys (30% minor across 10 tracks). The most common single key is 12B (E Major) with 3 tracks.
We scored every transition between Ali James's 10 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 131 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Anderex, Fraw, Krowdexx are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Feel Alive into Go Insane - Extended Mix, 7A to 6A, 90 chemistry.
Ali James sits closest to Version 34, Ephesis, elMefti in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
