Artist profile
Friction is a drum and bass producer and DJ known for his work within the genre's neurofunk and liquid subgenres. His production and DJ sets have been featured across the drum and bass landscape since the 1990s.
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Track | BPM · Key | Actions |
|---|---|---|
 Never Know (Love You So) Friction | 879AE Minor | |
 Holding On - Extended Mix Friction, Sam Harper | 878AA Minor | |
 Your Love Friction, Kanine | 874AF Minor | |
 By Your Side Friction, Raphaella, Flowidus | 878AA Minor | |
 Step Into The Rave (feat. shadxwgirl) Friction, shadxwgirl | 879AE Minor | |
 Never Too Old - Friction Remix Friction, Monrroe, Emily Makis | 871AA♭ Minor | |
 Set Me Free Friction | 874AF Minor | |
 Good To Me Friction | 874AF Minor | |
Falling Down Friction, Poppy Baskcomb | 8712BE Major | |
 Supersonic - Basstripper Remix Friction | 884BA♭ Major | |
 Shoot Friction, Basslayerz | 8712BE Major | |
Weed & Wine (Relax, Rewind) Friction, A Little Sound | 876AG Minor | |
 Remember - Circadian Remix Friction, Circadian | 875AC Minor | |
 Interstellar - Extended Mix Friction, Circadian | 874AF Minor | |
 State Of Mind - Extended Mix Friction, ÆON:MODE, Lauren L’aimant | 879AE Minor | |
 Legends (feat. P Money) Friction, Subtronics | 8811AF♯ Minor | |
 Freak - VIP Friction, Josh Barry | 8710AB Minor | |
I Need To Feel Friction, Poppy Baskcomb | 876AG Minor | |
 Set Me Free - T & Sugah Remix (Extended Mix) Friction | 872AE♭ Minor | |
 Real Life - Extended Mix Friction | 8710AB Minor | |
Into The Night Friction, SHELLS, Pola & Bryson | 879AE Minor | |
 Dare (Hold It Down) Friction | 876AG Minor | |
 Popular - Friction Remix Friction, Upgrade (UK) | 8812BE Major | |
Supersonic Friction | 874BA♭ Major | |
 I Need to Feel - Subsonic Remix Friction, Poppy Baskcomb | 876AG Minor |
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Friction is a high-energy and a bright production artist.
Sits right in the typical Drum & Bass pocket.
How Friction’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 Friction's catalog, warmth has receded; tempos have eased from ~92 to ~87 BPM; vocal content has thinned.
DJs and producers whose tracks blend naturally with Friction’s — similar scenes, adjacent production styles, overlapping audiences. Useful when you’re prepping a set around Friction and need adjacent tracks that won’t feel out of place. Eligible names link to their own page.
Friction's tracks in our catalog range from 86 to 172 BPM, with a median of 87 BPM. Across 58 tracks, the most common range falls in the 85–90 BPM bucket.
Friction's tracks are mostly in minor keys (83% minor across 58 tracks). The most common single key is 4A (F Minor) with 14 tracks.
Based on harmonic compatibility, tempo proximity and artist-cohort context, Friction pairs well with Wilkinson, Sub Focus, Grafix. The full list — with track counts in our catalog and similarity scores — is in the Related Artists section above.
Our catalog has Friction releases spanning 1993 to 2025, with the most tracks from the 2010s.