Artist profile
Emperor is a drum and bass producer and DJ known for work within the genre's technical and atmospheric dimensions. The artist has established a presence through releases that blend intricate breakbeats with melodic and experimental elements characteristic of the drum and bass scene.
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Emperor is a high-energy — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Drum & Bass pocket.
Across 67 analysed tracks, Emperor averages 34% groove — straighter than 70% of individual Drum & Bass tracks — and 67% energy, harder than 68%.
Measured against 23,150 Drum & Bass tracks on 11 August 2026.
Most tracks sit between 77–174 BPM with a median of 86 · predominantly minor keys (67% minor) · most common key: 4A (F Minor) with 19 tracks.
How Emperor’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.
Across Emperor's catalog, tempos have climbed from ~86 to ~95 BPM; production has brightened.
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We scored every transition between Emperor’s 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 902 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.
317 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 39 different Emperor tracks.
The Saboteur → Horizon - Extended Mix · 4A → 4A · +1 BPM · 93 chemistry
377 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 40 different Emperor tracks.
Pranged Out → Back To Me · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
370 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 36 different Emperor tracks.
The Saboteur → Juice - Extended Mix · 4A → 4A · +1 BPM · 93 chemistry
357 of the 1,440 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 8.3. They come from 39 different Emperor tracks.
Haste - Phace Remix → The Dirt · 7B → 7B · +1 BPM · 93 chemistry
365 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 40 different Emperor tracks.
One Foot → Blame You feat. Zoe Klinck · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
387 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 39 different Emperor tracks.
Into Black → End Run · 6A → 6A · +1 BPM · 93 chemistry
373 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 38 different Emperor tracks.
Jounce - Ivy Lab's 20/20 Remix → Fission · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
318 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 38 different Emperor tracks.
One Foot → Holding On Ft. Matt Wilson · 4A → 4A · +2 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.
DJs and producers closest to Emperor 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 Emperor, 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.
Emperor's tracks in our catalog range from 77 to 174 BPM, with a median of 86 BPM. Across 67 tracks, the most common range falls in the 85–90 BPM bucket.
Emperor's tracks are mostly in minor keys (67% minor across 67 tracks). The most common single key is 4A (F Minor) with 19 tracks.
We scored every transition between Emperor's 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 902 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and 1991, Document One, Dub Phizix 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: The Saboteur into Horizon - Extended Mix, 4A to 4A, 93 chemistry.
Emperor sits closest to Immortal, Darkthrone, Dissection 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.
Our catalog has Emperor releases spanning 2004 to 2025, with the most tracks from the 2010s.
