Artist profile
Phonon is a dubstep producer working within the genre's darker, bass-heavy traditions. Their sound emphasizes intricate sound design and heavy sub frequencies characteristic of contemporary dubstep production.
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Phonon is a high-energy and a bright production — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Dubstep pocket.
Across 8 analysed tracks, Phonon averages 73% energy — harder than 76% of individual Dubstep tracks — and 44% groove, straighter than 58%.
Measured against 11,781 Dubstep tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between Phonon’s 8 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 92 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.
21 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 6 different Phonon tracks.
Rats With Dementia → Occulum · 5A → 5B · +2 BPM · 85 chemistry
21 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 5 different Phonon tracks.
Wheel Up → Murder Style · 1A → 11A · same BPM · 86 chemistry
22 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 7 different Phonon tracks.
Rats With Dementia → Big Boss - Mark The Beast Remix · 5A → 4A · +2 BPM · 87 chemistry
29 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 5 different Phonon tracks.
Rats With Dementia → Jump · 5A → 6A · −4 BPM · 84 chemistry
23 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 6 different Phonon tracks.
Rats With Dementia → Feel No Pain · 5A → 6A · +7 BPM · 86 chemistry
23 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 6 different Phonon tracks.
22 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 7 different Phonon tracks.
Rats With Dementia → Honor · 5A → 6A · −3 BPM · 87 chemistry
29 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 8 different Phonon tracks.
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 Phonon 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 Phonon, 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.
Phonon's tracks in our catalog range from 74 to 145 BPM, with a median of 132 BPM. Across 8 tracks, the most common range falls in the 130–135 BPM bucket.
Phonon's tracks are mostly in minor keys (63% minor across 8 tracks). The most common single key is 4A (F Minor) with 3 tracks.
We scored every transition between Phonon's 8 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 92 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Cyclops, Datsik, Doctor P 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: Rats With Dementia into Occulum, 5A to 5B, 85 chemistry.
Phonon sits closest to Syzy, Joeb, Oolacile 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 Phonon releases spanning 2020 to 2021, with the most tracks from the 2020s.