Artist profile
Contra is a producer working in deep dubstep and grime, creating atmospheric, bass-heavy soundscapes within the UK underground electronic music sphere. Their approach emphasizes textural production and rhythmic precision across the 140 BPM spectrum.
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Contra is a moderate-energy — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime pocket.
Across 10 analysed tracks, Contra averages 45% groove — groovier than 63% of individual 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime tracks.
Measured against 4,816 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between Contra’s 10 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 120 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.
42 of the 380 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.2. They come from 10 different Contra tracks.
34 of the 290 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.7. They come from 8 different Contra tracks.
Same Old Story → Grinding Ft. High Tara - Mystic State Remix · 8A → 7B · same BPM · 90 chemistry
41 of the 400 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.3. They come from 9 different Contra tracks.
38 of the 400 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.3. They come from 9 different Contra tracks.
41 of the 400 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.3. They come from 7 different Contra tracks.
Same Old Story → Wayside - ENiGMA Dubz Remix · 8A → 8A · same BPM · 91 chemistry
45 of the 210 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.2. They come from 9 different Contra tracks.
Same Old Story → 1 Million Kut · 8A → 8A · −5 BPM · 90 chemistry
37 of the 260 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.5. They come from 9 different Contra tracks.
41 of the 400 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.3. They come from 10 different Contra tracks.
Junt Jawn → Forest Temple · 6A → 6A · same BPM · 92 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 Contra 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 Contra, 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.
Contra's tracks in our catalog range from 70 to 140 BPM, with a median of 70 BPM. Across 10 tracks, the most common range falls in the 70–75 BPM bucket.
Contra's tracks are mostly in minor keys (60% minor across 10 tracks). The most common single key is 10B (D Major) with 2 tracks.
We scored every transition between Contra's 10 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 120 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Abstrakt Sonance, An-ten-nae, Cam Lasky 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: Loco into Snipa, 7A to 6A, 88 chemistry.
Contra sits closest to Ceza, Sansar Salvo, Norm Ender 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.
