Artist profile

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.

61 tracksDrum & Bass Dubstep Halftime· 2012–2025

Sound profile

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

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 65–148 BPM with a median of 87 · predominantly minor keys (63% minor) · most common key: 6A (G Minor) with 18 tracks.

BPM spread

65–69

70–74

85–89

100–104

105–109

115–119

125–129

130–134

135–139

145–149

Key distribution

1A1 1B 2A 2B 3A1 3B 4A11 4B 5A2 5B1 6A18 6B 7A 7B15 8A 8B 9A3 9B5 10A2 10B 11A1 11B1 12A 12B1

Tracks in catalog

61 total · sortable

Pull the Trigger

Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind

879B

Drum & Bass

Kepler

Black Sun Empire, Pythius

874A

Drum & Bass

Until the World Ends

Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind, PNC

876A

Drum & Bass

Feed the Machine

Black Sun Empire, Noisia

861A

Drum & Bass

No Advance

Black Sun Empire, Prolix

874A

Drum & Bass

Caps Lock

Black Sun Empire, Noisia

1086A

Drum & Bass

Arrakis - Noisia Remix

Black Sun Empire

8710A

Drum & Bass

The Message

Black Sun Empire, Prolix

1487B

Drum & Bass

The Veil

Black Sun Empire, Noisia

866A

Drum & Bass

Don't You Stasis - V O E Remix

Black Sun Empire

876A

Drum & Bass

Bad

Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind

1296A

Drum & Bass

Bottom Line

Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind

877B

Drum & Bass

The Message VIP

Black Sun Empire, Prolix

877B

Drum & Bass

Unconscious

Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind

1317B

Drum & Bass

Fateful Hour

Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind

874A

Drum & Bass

Caterpillar feat. Virus Syndicate

Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind, Virus Syndicate

884A

Drum & Bass

Desert Sand

Black Sun Empire, Pythius

876A

Drum & Bass

Parallels

Black Sun Empire, IMANU, Black Sun Empire, IMANU

869A

Drum & Bass

Thug

Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind

1097B

Drum & Bass

Immersion feat. Belle Doron - The Prototypes Remix

Black Sun Empire, Belle Doron

11610A

Drum & Bass

Mud

Black Sun Empire, Nymfo

877B

Drum & Bass

Ego

Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind

877B

Drum & Bass

Executionist - Burr Oak Remix

Black Sun Empire, Virus Syndicate, Redpill, Burr Oak

1019A

Drum & Bass

Skin Crawler feat. Tiki

Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind

879B

Drum & Bass

On A Mission

Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind

876A

Drum & Bass

Track	BPM · Key	Energy	Year	Genre
Pull the Trigger Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind	879BG Major	62%Builder	2016	Drum & Bass
Kepler Black Sun Empire, Pythius	874AF Minor	67%Builder	2020	Drum & Bass
Until the World Ends Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind, PNC	876AG Minor	60%Builder	2015	Drum & Bass
Feed the Machine Black Sun Empire, Noisia	861AA♭ Minor	58%Builder	2012	Drum & Bass
No Advance Black Sun Empire, Prolix	874AF Minor	75%Peak time	2017	Drum & Bass
Caps Lock Black Sun Empire, Noisia	1086AG Minor	86%Peak time	2022	Drum & Bass
Arrakis - Noisia Remix Black Sun Empire	8710AB Minor	78%Peak time	2013	Drum & Bass
The Message Black Sun Empire, Prolix	1487BF Major	69%Builder	2018	Drum & Bass
The Veil Black Sun Empire, Noisia	866AG Minor	60%Builder	2017	Drum & Bass
Don't You Stasis - V O E Remix Black Sun Empire	876AG Minor	58%Builder	2021	Drum & Bass
Bad Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind	1296AG Minor	57%Builder	2015	Drum & Bass
Bottom Line Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind	877BF Major	70%Peak time	2018	Drum & Bass
The Message VIP Black Sun Empire, Prolix	877BF Major	72%Peak time	2020	Drum & Bass
Unconscious Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind	1317BF Major	63%Builder	2014	Drum & Bass
Fateful Hour Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind	874AF Minor	99%Peak time	2020	Drum & Bass
Caterpillar feat. Virus Syndicate Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind, Virus Syndicate	884AF Minor	63%Builder	2016	Drum & Bass
Desert Sand Black Sun Empire, Pythius	876AG Minor	73%Peak time	2014	Drum & Bass
Parallels Black Sun Empire, IMANU, Black Sun Empire, IMANU	869AE Minor	77%Peak time	2020	Drum & Bass
Thug Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind	1097BF Major	64%Builder	2016	Drum & Bass
Immersion feat. Belle Doron - The Prototypes Remix Black Sun Empire, Belle Doron	11610AB Minor	69%Builder	2018	Drum & Bass
Mud Black Sun Empire, Nymfo	877BF Major	97%Peak time	2019	Drum & Bass
Ego Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind	877BF Major	58%Builder	2014	Drum & Bass
Executionist - Burr Oak Remix Black Sun Empire, Virus Syndicate, Redpill, Burr Oak	1019AE Minor	74%Peak time	—	Drum & Bass
Skin Crawler feat. Tiki Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind	879BG Major	59%Builder	2016	Drum & Bass
On A Mission Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind	876AG Minor	69%Builder	2023	Drum & Bass
Walk The Line Black Sun Empire, Maksim MC	874AF Minor	59%Builder	2025	Drum & Bass
The Rat Black Sun Empire	8611BA Major	81%Peak time	—	Drum & Bass
Something Bad Black Sun Empire, Mefjus	867BF Major	70%Builder	2021	Drum & Bass
Modern Propaganda Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind	876AG Minor	56%Builder	—	Drum & Bass
Caterpillar feat. Virus Syndicate - Drumsound & Bassline Smith Remix Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind, Virus Syndicate	877BF Major	64%Builder	2018	Drum & Bass
Twisted Up Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind	866AG Minor	59%Builder	—	Drum & Bass
Back Down - Audio Remix Black Sun Empire, Virus Syndicate, Shadow League	1175BE♭ Major	63%Builder	2025	Drum & Bass
All is Lost feat. Thomas Oliver and Youthstar - Memtrix Remix Black Sun Empire	879BG Major	65%Builder	2013	Drum & Bass
Scarface Black Sun Empire, Neonlight	876AG Minor	82%Peak time	2022	Drum & Bass
Jack Nicholson Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind	13112BE Major	100%Peak time	—	Drum & Bass
ESP Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind	864AF Minor	82%Peak time	2022	Drum & Bass
Ripsaw Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind	874AF Minor	64%Builder	—	Drum & Bass
Vermin Black Sun Empire, Pythius	877BF Major	65%Builder	2014	Drum & Bass
Catalyst Black Sun Empire, Pythius	1306AG Minor	65%Builder	—	Drum & Bass
Stranger feat. Thomas Oliver - Neonlight Remix Black Sun Empire	1016AG Minor	52%Sustainer	—	Drum & Bass
Brainfreeze - Neonlight Remix V2 Black Sun Empire	876AG Minor	61%Builder	—	Drum & Bass
Moonbox Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind	876AG Minor	81%Peak time	—	Drum & Bass
Surge Engine Black Sun Empire, Nymfo	874AF Minor	57%Builder	—	Drum & Bass
I Saw You feat. Sarah Hezen - Abis & Signal Remix Black Sun Empire, Sarah Hezen	1325AC Minor	65%Builder	—	Drum & Bass
Dawn of a Dark Day feat. Foreign Beggars - Prolix Remix Black Sun Empire	866AG Minor	62%Builder	—	Drum & Bass
Scarif - Emperor Remix Black Sun Empire, Pythius	1177BF Major	87%Peak time	—	Drum & Bass
Ego VIP Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind	887BF Major	62%Builder	—	Drum & Bass
Abduction - The Upbeats Remix Black Sun Empire, Neonlight	887BF Major	100%Peak time	—	Drum & Bass
Don't You - State of Mind Remix Black Sun Empire	879BG Major	78%Peak time	—	Drum & Bass
Eraser - SPL Remix Black Sun Empire	1056AG Minor	73%Peak time	—	Dubstep
Killing the Light feat. Inne Eysermans - Icicle Remix Black Sun Empire	1374AF Minor	51%Sustainer	—	Drum & Bass
Heartshaped Black Sun Empire, Optiv, BTK	874AF Minor	57%Builder	—	Drum & Bass
Hideous - Dr. Ozi Remix Black Sun Empire, Noisia	729BG Major	72%Peak time	—	Dubstep
Hideous - Doctrine Remix Black Sun Empire, Noisia	876AG Minor	73%Peak time	—	Drum & Bass
Sixth Beneath the Floor Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind	879AE Minor	64%Builder	—	Drum & Bass
Steppenwolf Black Sun Empire, Burr Oak	865AC Minor	75%Peak time	—	Drum & Bass
Heresy Black Sun Empire, Pythius	876AG Minor	60%Builder	—	Drum & Bass
Deadhouse - Insideinfo & Mefjus Remix Black Sun Empire, Jade	8711AF♯ Minor	62%Builder	—	Drum & Bass
Sideways feat. Illy Emcee - Optiv & BTK Remix Black Sun Empire	877BF Major	66%Builder	—	Drum & Bass
Consume The Power Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind, Neonlight, Lowqui	874AF Minor	64%Builder	—	Drum & Bass
Kill That Noise Black Sun Empire, State Of Mind	653AB♭ Minor	72%Peak time	—	Drum & Bass
Elusive Black Sun Empire	877BF Major	62%Builder	—	Drum & Bass

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.

Sound profile shift

2012–2019·20 tracks

2020–2025·12 tracks

Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100

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Tempo migration · yearly average

What changed

Across Black Sun Empire's catalog, vocal content has increased.

Release volume by decade

2010s

2020s

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers whose tracks blend naturally with Black Sun Empire’s — similar scenes, adjacent production styles, overlapping audiences. Useful when you’re prepping a set around Black Sun Empire and need adjacent tracks that won’t feel out of place. 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%

49 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass

Rawthang

84%

Not in our catalog yet

Pythius

81%

18 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass

Noisia

75%

83 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass

Gydra

70%

29 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass

The Upbeats

69%

44 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass

Gridlok

68%

26 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass

Audio

67%

50 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass

Prolix

67%

43 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass

Mefjus

63%

69 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass

Chris.Su

62%

12 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass · no artist page yet

Agressor Bunx

57%

37 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass

Phace

55%

44 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass

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 61 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 (63% minor across 61 tracks). The most common single key is 6A (G Minor) with 18 tracks.

What artists mix well with Black Sun Empire?

Based on harmonic compatibility, tempo proximity and artist-cohort context, Black Sun Empire pairs well with Black Sun Empire & Noisia, Black Sun Empire & State Of Mind, State Of Mind. The full list — with track counts in our catalog and similarity scores — is in the Related Artists section above.

When was Black Sun Empire most active?

Our catalog has Black Sun Empire releases spanning 2012 to 2025, with the most tracks from the 2010s.