Artist profile
Backdraft is a breakbeat and UK bass producer working within the breaks and drum and bass sphere. The project is characterized by intricate breakbeats and bass-heavy production typical of the broader UK underground electronic music landscape.
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Backdraft is a moderate-energy and a bright production artist.
Sits right in the typical Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass pocket.
Across 8 analysed tracks, Backdraft averages 57% energy — harder than 64% of individual Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass tracks — and 44% groove, straighter than 56%.
Measured against 16,260 Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between Backdraft’s 8 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 98 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.
28 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 7 different Backdraft tracks.
Revolution - Davip Remix → Bass Overdose · 6A → 6A · −2 BPM · 89 chemistry
33 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 6 different Backdraft tracks.
Revolution - Davip Remix → Impact · 6A → 6A · +3 BPM · 86 chemistry
43 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 7 different Backdraft tracks.
Cybernetic Bodies → Basstard · 6A → 6A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
29 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 6 different Backdraft tracks.
Revolution - Davip Remix → Strictly deep · 6A → 5A · −5 BPM · 88 chemistry
32 of the 296 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.7. They come from 7 different Backdraft tracks.
Cybernetic Bodies → Temptation · 6A → 5B · same BPM · 89 chemistry
28 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 6 different Backdraft tracks.
Cybernetic Bodies → Chemicals · 6A → 7A · same BPM · 90 chemistry
30 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 7 different Backdraft tracks.
Revolution - Davip Remix → Stay Focussed · 6A → 6A · same BPM · 88 chemistry
32 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 6 different Backdraft tracks.
Cybernetic Bodies → Supersonic - Basstyler Remix · 6A → 6A · −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 Backdraft 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 Backdraft, 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.
Backdraft's tracks in our catalog range from 68 to 143 BPM, with a median of 136 BPM. Across 8 tracks, the most common range falls in the 135–140 BPM bucket.
Backdraft's tracks are mostly in minor keys (63% minor across 8 tracks). The most common single key is 6A (G Minor) with 2 tracks.
We scored every transition between Backdraft's 8 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 98 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Aggresivnes, Bad Legs, Basstyler 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: Revolution - Davip Remix into Bass Overdose, 6A to 6A, 89 chemistry.
Backdraft sits closest to The Breakfastaz, Napt, Splitloop 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.