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Pendulum

Pendulum is a drum and bass group known for blending electronic production with live instrumentation and rock influences. Emerging from the Australian and UK scenes, the band has built a substantial catalog spanning multiple decades, establishing themselves as key figures in the drum and bass genre.

32 tracksDrum & Bass· 1998–2025
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Pendulum is a high-energy and a bright production artist.

This artistTypical Drum & Bass
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Drum & Bass pocket.

How this compares to Drum & Bass

Across 32 analysed tracks, Pendulum averages 53% groove — groovier than 80% of individual Drum & Bass tracks.

Measured against 23,150 Drum & Bass tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 86–175 BPM with a median of 87 · predominantly minor keys (72% minor) · most common key: 6A (G Minor) with 5 tracks.

BPM spread
85–89
22
125–129
2
130–134
2
135–139
1
150–154
2
160–164
1
175–179
1
Key distribution
1A21B12A32B3A13B4A24B5A25B16A56B17A17B18A28B19A9B310A210B111A111B12A212B

Sound profile evolution

How Pendulum’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.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
1998–2012·21 tracks
2013–2025·9 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Drum & Bass
What changed

Across Pendulum's catalog, tempos have eased from ~105 to ~96 BPM; vocal content has thinned.

Release volume by decade

2
1990s
18
2000s
4
2010s
6
2020s

Tracks in catalog

32 total · sortable
FADE - Extended Mix album art
FADE - Extended Mix
Pendulum, Alesso
132 BPM · 12A · Dance · 53% Sustainer
Dance
132
12A · C♯ min
53%Sustainer
1998
Tarantula album art
Tarantula
Pendulum
87 BPM · 10B · Drum & Bass · 44% Sustainer
Drum & Bass
87
10B · D maj
44%Sustainer
2005
The Island, Pt. 1 (Dawn) album art
The Island, Pt. 1 (Dawn)
Pendulum
150 BPM · 8A · Dance · 61% Builder
Dance
150
8A · A min
61%Builder
2010
Hold Your Colour album art
Hold Your Colour
Pendulum
87 BPM · 6A · Drum & Bass · 49% Sustainer
Drum & Bass
87
6A · G min
49%Sustainer
2005
Slam album art
Slam
Pendulum
87 BPM · 2A · Drum & Bass · 57% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
2A · E♭ min
57%Builder
2005
FADE - TOO BIASED Extended Remix album art
FADE - TOO BIASED Extended Remix
Pendulum, Alesso
150 BPM · 12A · Dance · 61% Builder
Dance
150
12A · C♯ min
61%Builder
1998
Blood Sugar album art
Blood Sugar
Pendulum
88 BPM · 6A · Drum & Bass · 96% Peak time
Drum & Bass
88
6A · G min
96%Peak time
2006
Napalm album art
Napalm
Pendulum, Joey Valence & Brae
87 BPM · 10A · Drum & Bass · 68% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
10A · B min
68%Builder
2025
Cannibal album art
Cannibal
Pendulum, WARGASM (UK)
87 BPM · 5B · Drum & Bass · 57% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
5B · E♭ maj
57%Builder
2025
Nothing for Free album art
Nothing for Free
Pendulum
160 BPM · 2A · Drum & Bass · 61% Builder
Drum & Bass
160
2A · E♭ min
61%Builder
2020
Fasten Your Seatbelt album art
Fasten Your Seatbelt
Pendulum
138 BPM · 6A · Drum & Bass · 65% Builder
Drum & Bass
138
6A · G min
65%Builder
2005
Driver album art
Driver
Pendulum
87 BPM · 7B · Electronica · 86% Peak time
Electronica
87
7B · F maj
86%Peak time
2020
Louder Than Words album art
Louder Than Words
Pendulum, Hybrid Minds
87 BPM · 8B · Drum & Bass · 75% Peak time
Drum & Bass
87
8B · C maj
75%Peak time
2021
Plasticworld album art
Plasticworld
Pendulum
87 BPM · 1A · Drum & Bass · 56% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
1A · A♭ min
56%Builder
2005
Girl In The Fire album art
Girl In The Fire
Pendulum
87 BPM · 3A · Drum & Bass · 51% Sustainer
Drum & Bass
87
3A · B♭ min
51%Sustainer
2005
Hold Your Colour - Noisia Remix album art
Hold Your Colour - Noisia Remix
Pendulum
87 BPM · 9B · Drum & Bass · 88% Peak time
Drum & Bass
87
9B · G maj
88%Peak time
2009
Sounds Of Life album art
Sounds Of Life
Pendulum
87 BPM · 10A · Drum & Bass · 52% Sustainer
Drum & Bass
87
10A · B min
52%Sustainer
2005
Propane Nightmares - Grabbitz Remix album art
Propane Nightmares - Grabbitz Remix
Pendulum
126 BPM · 1A · Dubstep · 61% Builder
Dubstep
126
1A · A♭ min
61%Builder
2018
Streamline album art
Streamline
Pendulum
87 BPM · 6A · Drum & Bass · 63% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
6A · G min
63%Builder
2005
Through The Loop album art
Through The Loop
Pendulum
175 BPM · 11A · Drum & Bass · 67% Builder
Drum & Bass
175
11A · F♯ min
67%Builder
2005
Out Here album art
Out Here
Pendulum
132 BPM · 2A · Drum & Bass · 72% Peak time
Drum & Bass
132
2A · E♭ min
72%Peak time
2005
The Terminal album art
The Terminal
Pendulum
87 BPM · 9B · Drum & Bass · 56% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
9B · G maj
56%Builder
2005
Prelude album art
Prelude
Pendulum
5A · Drum & Bass · 34% Warm-up
Drum & Bass
5A · C min
34%Warm-up
2005
Witchcraft - Pegboard Nerds Remix album art
Witchcraft - Pegboard Nerds Remix
Pendulum
87 BPM · 4A · Hard Dance / Hardcore / Neo Rave · 56% Builder
Hard Dance / Hardcore / Neo Rave
87
4A · F min
56%Builder
2018
Watercolour - Matrix & Futurebound Remix album art
Watercolour - Matrix & Futurebound Remix
Pendulum
87 BPM · 4A · Drum & Bass · 68% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
4A · F min
68%Builder
2018
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Artists that mix with Pendulum

We scored every transition between Pendulum’s 31 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 771 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.

Amplify

138 of the 1,240 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.1. They come from 23 different Pendulum tracks.

Watercolour - Matrix & Futurebound Remix → Get Out · 4A → 4A · +1 BPM · 93 chemistry

Black Sun Empire

147 of the 1,240 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.1. They come from 24 different Pendulum tracks.

Trail of Sevens → Dawn of a Dark Day feat. Foreign Beggars - Prolix Remix · 6A → 6A · −1 BPM · 93 chemistry

Fourward

139 of the 1,240 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.1. They come from 22 different Pendulum tracks.

Minds Eye → No Escape · 6B → 7B · same BPM · 90 chemistry

Nick The Lot

140 of the 1,240 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.1. They come from 21 different Pendulum tracks.

Halo - Urbandawn Remix → Weirder · 7A → 7A · +1 BPM · 90 chemistry

Prolix

146 of the 1,240 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.1. They come from 21 different Pendulum tracks.

Halo - Urbandawn Remix → TAKE ME HIGHER · 7A → 7B · same BPM · 91 chemistry

State Of Mind

136 of the 1,240 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.1. They come from 22 different Pendulum tracks.

Hold Your Colour - Noisia Remix → Foul Play · 9B → 9B · same BPM · 93 chemistry

TC

146 of the 1,240 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.1. They come from 23 different Pendulum tracks.

Watercolour - Matrix & Futurebound Remix → Inside The Rider - TC & Original Sin 2000's Remix · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 91 chemistry

The Prototypes

144 of the 1,209 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.9. They come from 22 different Pendulum tracks.

Watercolour - Matrix & Futurebound Remix → Shadows · 4A → 4A · same 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.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

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

The Qemists
100%
2 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass · no artist page yet
Sub Focus
95%
80 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Metrik
85%
52 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Delta Heavy
72%
58 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
DJ Fresh
69%
28 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
ShockOne
67%
26 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Grafix
66%
31 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Camo & Krooked
63%
43 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Fox Stevenson
62%
26 tracks in catalog · Dubstep
Muzzy
61%
9 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
The Prototypes
59%
39 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Nero
57%
10 tracks in catalog · Dubstep
Muzz
55%
22 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Chase & Status
54%
42 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Netsky
54%
22 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass

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

FAQ

What BPM does Pendulum play at?+

Pendulum's tracks in our catalog range from 86 to 175 BPM, with a median of 87 BPM. Across 32 tracks, the most common range falls in the 85–90 BPM bucket.

What key are Pendulum's tracks in?+

Pendulum's tracks are mostly in minor keys (72% minor across 32 tracks). The most common single key is 6A (G Minor) with 5 tracks.

What artists mix well with Pendulum?+

We scored every transition between Pendulum's 31 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 771 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Amplify, Black Sun Empire, Fourward 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: Watercolour - Matrix & Futurebound Remix into Get Out, 4A to 4A, 93 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Pendulum?+

Pendulum sits closest to The Qemists, Sub Focus, Metrik 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 Pendulum most active?+

Our catalog has Pendulum releases spanning 1998 to 2025, with the most tracks from the 2000s.