Artist profile
Shade K is a producer working in breaks, breakbeat, and UK bass styles. Known for prolific output across these genres, the artist has built a body of work rooted in the technical and rhythmic foundations of underground electronic music.
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Shade K is a moderate-energy and a bright production — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass pocket.
Across 192 analysed tracks, Shade K averages 58% energy — harder than 65% of individual Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass tracks.
Measured against 16,260 Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between Shade K’s 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 489 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.
234 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 33 different Shade K tracks.
224 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 38 different Shade K tracks.
Little Louis → Halloween in Ogden · 9A → 9A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
219 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 38 different Shade K tracks.
Unsafe → My Name Is Bright Krow · 8A → 8A · same BPM · 91 chemistry
269 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 39 different Shade K tracks.
Three Tattoos → Strictly deep · 5A → 5A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
254 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 35 different Shade K tracks.
Clap Your Face → Kicked Out · 7B → 7B · +2 BPM · 90 chemistry
253 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 38 different Shade K tracks.
We Are Back → Zombie Cash · 8A → 8A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
252 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 39 different Shade K tracks.
Low Batery → I'm Ready · 9A → 9A · same BPM · 91 chemistry
228 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 39 different Shade K tracks.
Gimme Brain → Heisemberg - Suga7 Remix · 8A → 8A · same BPM · 92 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 Shade K 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 Shade K, 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.
Shade K's tracks in our catalog range from 128 to 137 BPM, with a median of 130 BPM. Across 192 tracks, the most common range falls in the 130–135 BPM bucket.
Shade K's tracks are mostly in minor keys (83% minor across 192 tracks). The most common single key is 8A (A Minor) with 23 tracks.
We scored every transition between Shade K's 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 489 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Basstyler, BBK, Bubble Couple 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: Summit into Bad Boy, 9A to 9A, 91 chemistry.
Shade K sits closest to Basstyler, Paket, The Brainkiller 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 Shade K releases spanning 2013 to 2021, with the most tracks from the 2020s.
