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Distinct Motive

Distinct Motive operates within deep dubstep and grime, crafting atmospheric, bass-heavy soundscapes that emphasize texture and space over conventional melodic structures. The project draws from the darker, more introspective end of the 140 BPM spectrum, blending dubstep's sub-bass architecture with grime's rhythmic sensibilities.

31 tracks140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime· 2016–2025
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Distinct Motive is a high-energy — mostly instrumental artist.

This artistTypical 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime pocket.

How this compares to 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime

Across 31 analysed tracks, Distinct Motive averages 49% groove — groovier than 74% of individual 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime tracks — and 61% energy, harder than 69%.

Measured against 4,816 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 70–140 BPM with a median of 140 · predominantly minor keys (50% minor) · most common key: 12B (E Major) with 5 tracks.

BPM spread
70–74
8
90–94
1
105–109
4
135–139
2
140–144
16
Key distribution
1A1B2A2B13A43B4A4B5A25B56A6B7A27B18A28B29A39B10A110B11A11B112A112B5

Sound profile evolution

How Distinct Motive’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 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
2016–2021·3 tracks
2022–2025·6 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
What changed

Across Distinct Motive's catalog, tempos have eased from ~140 to ~105 BPM; warmth has receded; groove has deepened.

Release volume by decade

2
2010s
7
2020s

Tracks in catalog

31 total · sortable
Wait a Minute album art
Wait a Minute
Distinct Motive
70 BPM · 5B · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 89% Peak time
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
70
5B · E♭ maj
89%Peak time
2025
Mellow Man album art
Mellow Man
Distinct Motive
70 BPM · 5B · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 64% Builder
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
70
5B · E♭ maj
64%Builder
2024
Ricky album art
Ricky
Distinct Motive, Wraz.
105 BPM · 12B · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 58% Builder
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
105
12B · E maj
58%Builder
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Snakes
Distinct Motive
140 BPM · 7A · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 65% Builder
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
140
7A · D min
65%Builder
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Shake Junt
Distinct Motive
70 BPM · 5B · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 58% Builder
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
70
5B · E♭ maj
58%Builder
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Claw album art
Claw
Distinct Motive
140 BPM · 7A · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 46% Sustainer
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
140
7A · D min
46%Sustainer
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Droner
Distinct Motive
140 BPM · 5B · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 78% Peak time
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
140
5B · E♭ maj
78%Peak time
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No Mercy album art
No Mercy
Distinct Motive
140 BPM · 3A · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 69% Builder
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
140
3A · B♭ min
69%Builder
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Watchin You album art
Watchin You
Distinct Motive
140 BPM · 11B · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 46% Sustainer
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
140
11B · A maj
46%Sustainer
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Dank album art
Dank
Distinct Motive
140 BPM · 5B · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 60% Builder
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
140
5B · E♭ maj
60%Builder
2025
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Wallace
Distinct Motive, Wraz.
140 BPM · 3A · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 55% Builder
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
140
3A · B♭ min
55%Builder
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Cells
Distinct Motive
70 BPM · 9A · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 64% Builder
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
70
9A · E min
64%Builder
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Anxious
Distinct Motive
70 BPM · 9A · Bass / Club · 55% Builder
Bass / Club
70
9A · E min
55%Builder
2020
Check Up album art
Check Up
Distinct Motive
140 BPM · 10A · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 96% Peak time
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
140
10A · B min
96%Peak time
2025
No Mystery album art
No Mystery
Distinct Motive
70 BPM · 9A · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 70% Builder
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
70
9A · E min
70%Builder
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Hamburg album art
Hamburg
Distinct Motive
140 BPM · Bass / Club · 63% Builder
Bass / Club
140
63%Builder
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Wallace VIP
Distinct Motive, Wraz.
140 BPM · 3A · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 52% Sustainer
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
140
3A · B♭ min
52%Sustainer
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40hz
Distinct Motive
140 BPM · 8B · Dubstep · 48% Sustainer
Dubstep
140
8B · C maj
48%Sustainer
2016
WY album art
WY
Distinct Motive
140 BPM · 8A · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 62% Builder
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
140
8A · A min
62%Builder
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Bold
Distinct Motive
140 BPM · 12B · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 75% Peak time
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
140
12B · E maj
75%Peak time
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Hypnotize
Distinct Motive
105 BPM · 3A · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 57% Builder
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
105
3A · B♭ min
57%Builder
2025
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Conflict Riddim
Distinct Motive
70 BPM · 2B · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 50% Sustainer
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
70
2B · F♯ maj
50%Sustainer
2025
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Radar
Distinct Motive
140 BPM · 7B · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 64% Builder
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
140
7B · F maj
64%Builder
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King
Distinct Motive
70 BPM · 12A · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 53% Sustainer
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
70
12A · C♯ min
53%Sustainer
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Mini
Distinct Motive
140 BPM · 12B · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 71% Peak time
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
140
12B · E maj
71%Peak time
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Artists that mix with Distinct Motive

We scored every transition between Distinct Motive’s 30 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 182 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.

Abstrakt Sonance

68 of the 1,140 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.5. They come from 22 different Distinct Motive tracks.

Wallace VIP → Locked · 3A → 4A · same BPM · 91 chemistry

An-ten-nae

55 of the 870 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.0. They come from 22 different Distinct Motive tracks.

Bold → I Am Tiger · 12B → 12B · same BPM · 91 chemistry

Cam Lasky

67 of the 1,200 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.9. They come from 23 different Distinct Motive tracks.

Wallace VIP → Tokyo Hyaku Synchronicity #76 Night Visitors · 3A → 3A · same BPM · 90 chemistry

Caspa

58 of the 1,200 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.9. They come from 23 different Distinct Motive tracks.

40hz → Deja Vu · 8B → 7B · same BPM · 91 chemistry

Kromestar

55 of the 900 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.2. They come from 21 different Distinct Motive tracks.

Cessna Riddim → Out Of The Grid · 5A → 5A · +1 BPM · 89 chemistry

Teffa

66 of the 780 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.5. They come from 24 different Distinct Motive tracks.

Bold → Block By Block · 12B → 12B · same BPM · 93 chemistry

Ternion Sound

57 of the 1,200 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.9. They come from 22 different Distinct Motive tracks.

Claw → Yellow & Grey - VIP · 7A → 6A · same BPM · 89 chemistry

Wraz

58 of the 720 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.1. They come from 23 different Distinct Motive tracks.

WY → Realm · 8A → 7A · +1 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.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

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

Space Wizard
100%
18 tracks in catalog · Dubstep
Truth
86%
92 tracks in catalog · Dubstep
Coki
84%
13 tracks in catalog · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
Chief Kaya
81%
11 tracks in catalog · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
Kahn
78%
13 tracks in catalog · Bass / Club
Peekaboo
75%
41 tracks in catalog · Dubstep
J:Kenzo
73%
39 tracks in catalog · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
Shlump
70%
32 tracks in catalog · Dubstep
ENiGMA Dubz
67%
54 tracks in catalog · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
Wonkywilla
65%
Not in our catalog yet
Hamdi
63%
33 tracks in catalog · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
Of The Trees
62%
12 tracks in catalog · Electronica
Ternion Sound
62%
43 tracks in catalog · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
Cesco
60%
29 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Tape B
60%
22 tracks in catalog · Dubstep

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

FAQ

What BPM does Distinct Motive play at?+

Distinct Motive's tracks in our catalog range from 70 to 140 BPM, with a median of 140 BPM. Across 31 tracks, the most common range falls in the 140–145 BPM bucket.

What key are Distinct Motive's tracks in?+

Distinct Motive's tracks are mostly in minor keys (50% minor across 31 tracks). The most common single key is 12B (E Major) with 5 tracks.

What artists mix well with Distinct Motive?+

We scored every transition between Distinct Motive's 30 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 182 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: Wallace VIP into Locked, 3A to 4A, 91 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Distinct Motive?+

Distinct Motive sits closest to Space Wizard, Truth, Coki 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 Distinct Motive most active?+

Our catalog has Distinct Motive releases spanning 2016 to 2025, with the most tracks from the 2020s.