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Black Sun Empire

Black Sun Empire is a drum and bass production and DJ collective known for their work in the neurofunk and techstep subgenres. The group has been instrumental in shaping the sound of intelligent drum and bass through releases on labels including Metalheadz and their own imprint.

77 tracksDrum & Bass· 2002–2025
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Black Sun Empire is a high-energy and a bright production artist.

This artistTypical Drum & Bass
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Drum & Bass pocket.

How this compares to Drum & Bass

Across 77 analysed tracks, Black Sun Empire averages 69% energy — harder than 75% of individual Drum & Bass tracks — and 47% groove, groovier than 66%.

Measured against 23,150 Drum & Bass tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 65–148 BPM with a median of 87 · predominantly minor keys (61% minor) · most common key: 6A (G Minor) with 20 tracks.

BPM spread
65–69
1
70–74
1
85–89
57
100–104
2
105–109
3
115–119
3
125–129
1
130–134
5
135–139
1
140–144
2
145–149
1
Key distribution
1A21B2A2B3A13B14A134B5A35B36A206B7A7B158A8B9A59B710A210B11A111B112A12B3

Sound profile evolution

How Black Sun Empire’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Drum & Bass tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
2002–2014·22 tracks
2015–2025·44 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Drum & Bass
What changed

Black Sun Empire's sound has stayed broadly consistent across this catalog window — release tempos and production palette have held to the same character.

Release volume by decade

5
2000s
45
2010s
16
2020s

Tracks in catalog

77 total · sortable
Pull the Trigger album art
Pull the Trigger
Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind
87 BPM · 9B · Drum & Bass · 62% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
9B · G maj
62%Builder
2016
Kepler album art
Kepler
Black Sun Empire, Pythius
87 BPM · 4A · Drum & Bass · 67% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
4A · F min
67%Builder
2020
Until the World Ends album art
Until the World Ends
Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind, PNC
87 BPM · 6A · Drum & Bass · 60% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
6A · G min
60%Builder
2015
Arrakis album art
Arrakis
Black Sun Empire
87 BPM · 9B · Drum & Bass · 80% Peak time
Drum & Bass
87
9B · G maj
80%Peak time
2004
Feed the Machine album art
Feed the Machine
Black Sun Empire, Noisia
86 BPM · 1A · Drum & Bass · 58% Builder
Drum & Bass
86
1A · A♭ min
58%Builder
2012
Caps Lock album art
Caps Lock
Black Sun Empire, Noisia
108 BPM · 6A · Drum & Bass · 86% Peak time
Drum & Bass
108
6A · G min
86%Peak time
2022
No Advance album art
No Advance
Black Sun Empire, Prolix
87 BPM · 4A · Drum & Bass · 75% Peak time
Drum & Bass
87
4A · F min
75%Peak time
2017
Arrakis - Noisia Remix album art
Arrakis - Noisia Remix
Black Sun Empire
87 BPM · 10A · Drum & Bass · 78% Peak time
Drum & Bass
87
10A · B min
78%Peak time
2013
The Message album art
The Message
Black Sun Empire, Prolix
148 BPM · 7B · Drum & Bass · 69% Builder
Drum & Bass
148
7B · F maj
69%Builder
2018
Don't You Stasis - V O E Remix album art
Don't You Stasis - V O E Remix
Black Sun Empire
87 BPM · 6A · Drum & Bass · 58% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
6A · G min
58%Builder
2021
The Veil album art
The Veil
Black Sun Empire, Noisia
86 BPM · 6A · Drum & Bass · 60% Builder
Drum & Bass
86
6A · G min
60%Builder
2017
Bad album art
Bad
Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind
129 BPM · 6A · Drum & Bass · 57% Builder
Drum & Bass
129
6A · G min
57%Builder
2015
Bottom Line album art
Bottom Line
Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind
87 BPM · 7B · Drum & Bass · 70% Peak time
Drum & Bass
87
7B · F maj
70%Peak time
2018
Unconscious album art
Unconscious
Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind
131 BPM · 7B · Drum & Bass · 63% Builder
Drum & Bass
131
7B · F maj
63%Builder
2014
The Message VIP album art
The Message VIP
Black Sun Empire, Prolix
87 BPM · 7B · Drum & Bass · 72% Peak time
Drum & Bass
87
7B · F maj
72%Peak time
2020
Fateful Hour album art
Fateful Hour
Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind
87 BPM · 4A · Drum & Bass · 99% Peak time
Drum & Bass
87
4A · F min
99%Peak time
2020
Caterpillar feat. Virus Syndicate album art
Caterpillar feat. Virus Syndicate
Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind, Virus Syndicate
88 BPM · 4A · Drum & Bass · 63% Builder
Drum & Bass
88
4A · F min
63%Builder
2016
Executionist album art
Executionist
Black Sun Empire, Virus Syndicate, Redpill
86 BPM · 9A · Drum & Bass · 73% Peak time
Drum & Bass
86
9A · E min
73%Peak time
—
Desert Sand album art
Desert Sand
Black Sun Empire, Pythius
87 BPM · 6A · Drum & Bass · 73% Peak time
Drum & Bass
87
6A · G min
73%Peak time
2014
Parallels album art
Parallels
Black Sun Empire, IMANU, Black Sun Empire, IMANU
86 BPM · 9A · Drum & Bass · 77% Peak time
Drum & Bass
86
9A · E min
77%Peak time
2020
Immersion feat. Belle Doron - The Prototypes Remix album art
Immersion feat. Belle Doron - The Prototypes Remix
Black Sun Empire, Belle Doron
116 BPM · 10A · Drum & Bass · 69% Builder
Drum & Bass
116
10A · B min
69%Builder
2018
Thug album art
Thug
Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind
109 BPM · 7B · Drum & Bass · 64% Builder
Drum & Bass
109
7B · F maj
64%Builder
2016
Twain Wolves - Black Sun Empire Remix album art
Twain Wolves - Black Sun Empire Remix
Black Sun Empire, Burr Oak
87 BPM · 9A · Drum & Bass · 68% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
9A · E min
68%Builder
—
Skin Crawler feat. Tiki album art
Skin Crawler feat. Tiki
Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind
87 BPM · 9B · Drum & Bass · 59% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
9B · G maj
59%Builder
2016
Ego album art
Ego
Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind
87 BPM · 7B · Drum & Bass · 58% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
7B · F maj
58%Builder
2014
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Artists that mix with Black Sun Empire

We scored every transition between Black Sun Empire’s 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 916 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.

1991

320 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 34 different Black Sun Empire tracks.

Ripsaw → All We Do Is Dance - Extended Mix · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 92 chemistry

Drumsound & Bassline Smith

303 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 36 different Black Sun Empire tracks.

Ego → Push It Up Selecta · 7B → 7B · same BPM · 93 chemistry

Fourward

319 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 35 different Black Sun Empire tracks.

Brainfreeze - Neonlight Remix V2 → What If · 6A → 6A · same BPM · 92 chemistry

Kanine

300 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 36 different Black Sun Empire tracks.

Bottom Line → Get Down · 7B → 7B · same BPM · 93 chemistry

L Plus

337 of the 1,560 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 8.9. They come from 35 different Black Sun Empire tracks.

Sideways feat. Illy Emcee - Optiv & BTK Remix → Snitch · 7B → 7B · same BPM · 92 chemistry

Mob Tactics

300 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 36 different Black Sun Empire tracks.

Bottom Line → Gasp For Breath · 7B → 7B · same BPM · 93 chemistry

Prolix

340 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 35 different Black Sun Empire tracks.

Ego → Flip Out · 7B → 7B · −1 BPM · 92 chemistry

State Of Mind

309 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 36 different Black Sun Empire tracks.

Dawn of a Dark Day feat. Foreign Beggars - Prolix Remix → Long Term Effect · 6A → 6A · same BPM · 93 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.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Black Sun Empire 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 Black Sun Empire, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Black Sun Empire & Noisia
100%
Not in our catalog yet
Black Sun Empire & State Of Mind
96%
Not in our catalog yet
State Of Mind
85%
53 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Rawthang
84%
1 track in catalog · Drum & Bass · no artist page yet
Pythius
81%
25 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Noisia
75%
99 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Gydra
70%
41 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
The Upbeats
69%
55 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Gridlok
68%
30 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Audio
67%
66 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Prolix
67%
55 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Mefjus
63%
74 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Chris.Su
62%
16 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass · no artist page yet
Agressor Bunx
57%
59 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Phace
55%
70 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Black Sun Empire play at?+

Black Sun Empire's tracks in our catalog range from 65 to 148 BPM, with a median of 87 BPM. Across 77 tracks, the most common range falls in the 85–90 BPM bucket.

What key are Black Sun Empire's tracks in?+

Black Sun Empire's tracks are mostly in minor keys (61% minor across 77 tracks). The most common single key is 6A (G Minor) with 20 tracks.

What artists mix well with Black Sun Empire?+

We scored every transition between Black Sun Empire's 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 916 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and 1991, Drumsound & Bassline Smith, Fourward 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: Ripsaw into All We Do Is Dance - Extended Mix, 4A to 4A, 92 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Black Sun Empire?+

Black Sun Empire sits closest to Black Sun Empire & Noisia, Black Sun Empire & State Of Mind, State Of Mind 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.

When was Black Sun Empire most active?+

Our catalog has Black Sun Empire releases spanning 2002 to 2025, with the most tracks from the 2010s.