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Tension

Tension is a UK garage and bassline producer working within the electronic music underground. Their work engages with the stripped-back rhythmic and bass-heavy aesthetics central to the UK garage sound.

8 tracksUK Garage / Bassline
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Tension is a high-energy and a bright production — mostly instrumental artist.

This artistTypical UK Garage / Bassline
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical UK Garage / Bassline pocket.

How this compares to UK Garage / Bassline

Across 8 analysed tracks, Tension averages 62% energy — harder than 83% of individual UK Garage / Bassline tracks.

Measured against 7,890 UK Garage / Bassline tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 87–140 BPM with a median of 130 · predominantly minor keys (88% minor) · most common key: 11A (F♯ Minor) with 2 tracks.

BPM spread
85–89
1
125–129
3
130–134
3
140–144
1
Key distribution
1A11B2A12B3A3B4A4B5A15B6A6B7A7B8A8B9A19B10A110B111A211B12A12B

Tracks in catalog

8 total · sortable
Demons album art
Demons
Tension, Gracie Van Brunt
87 BPM · 9A · Drum & Bass · 64% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
9A · E min
64%Builder
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Need Me album art
Need Me
Tension, Zeppho
132 BPM · 5A · UK Garage / Bassline · 57% Builder
UK Garage / Bassline
132
5A · C min
57%Builder
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Coming Home album art
Coming Home
Tension, Zeppho
132 BPM · 10A · UK Garage / Bassline · 61% Builder
UK Garage / Bassline
132
10A · B min
61%Builder
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Slippin album art
Slippin
Tension, Zeppho
126 BPM · 11A · UK Garage / Bassline · 57% Builder
UK Garage / Bassline
126
11A · F♯ min
57%Builder
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Mojo album art
Mojo
Tension, Stapleton
132 BPM · 1A · UK Garage / Bassline · 52% Sustainer
UK Garage / Bassline
132
1A · A♭ min
52%Sustainer
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Lost in You - Shugz Extended Remix album art
Lost in You - Shugz Extended Remix
Tension, Julie Harrington
140 BPM · 2A · Trance (Main Floor) · 100% Peak time
Trance (Main Floor)
140
2A · E♭ min
100%Peak time
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Pure Black Skies album art
Pure Black Skies
Tension
125 BPM · 10B · Bass / Club · 52% Sustainer
Bass / Club
125
10B · D maj
52%Sustainer
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Out album art
Out
Tension
127 BPM · 11A · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 51% Sustainer
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
127
11A · F♯ min
51%Sustainer
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Artists that mix with Tension

We scored every transition between Tension’s 8 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 24 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.

Bassboy

14 of the 208 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.2. They come from 5 different Tension tracks.

Slippin → Awkward - Extended Mix · 11A → 10A · +2 BPM · 86 chemistry

FooR

14 of the 176 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.0. They come from 5 different Tension tracks.

Need Me → Rhythm · 5A → 5A · same BPM · 91 chemistry

Mikey B

16 of the 248 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.4. They come from 3 different Tension tracks.

Need Me → White Lies feat. Paige Eliza · 5A → 4A · same BPM · 91 chemistry

MPH

17 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 4 different Tension tracks.

Mojo → California · 1A → 2A · same BPM · 88 chemistry

Rico Tubbs

15 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 4 different Tension tracks.

Need Me → Heist · 5A → 4B · +2 BPM · 90 chemistry

Smokey Bubblin' B

15 of the 200 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.1. They come from 5 different Tension tracks.

Mojo → Never Felt · 1A → 1A · −2 BPM · 87 chemistry

Tsuki

16 of the 232 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.3. They come from 5 different Tension tracks.

Need Me → Pulse · 5A → 5A · +1 BPM · 89 chemistry

Tuff Culture

19 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 4 different Tension tracks.

Need Me → Fantasy · 5A → 4B · +1 BPM · 91 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 Tension 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 Tension, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Overload
100%
2 tracks in catalog · Psy-Trance · no artist page yet
Fastway
65%
Not in our catalog yet
Madison
34%
2 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor) · no artist page yet
Delta Force
28%
Not in our catalog yet
Mad Max
24%
Not in our catalog yet
Dropdead
20%
Not in our catalog yet
S-Pazz
18%
2 tracks in catalog · Afro House · no artist page yet
Cell Rot
16%
Not in our catalog yet
Sex Prisoner
14%
Not in our catalog yet
Fentanyl
13%
Not in our catalog yet
Wound Man
11%
Not in our catalog yet

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

FAQ

What BPM does Tension play at?+

Tension's tracks in our catalog range from 87 to 140 BPM, with a median of 130 BPM. Across 8 tracks, the most common range falls in the 130–135 BPM bucket.

What key are Tension's tracks in?+

Tension's tracks are mostly in minor keys (88% minor across 8 tracks). The most common single key is 11A (F♯ Minor) with 2 tracks.

What artists mix well with Tension?+

We scored every transition between Tension's 8 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 24 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Bassboy, FooR, Mikey B 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: Slippin into Awkward - Extended Mix, 11A to 10A, 86 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Tension?+

Tension sits closest to Overload, Fastway, Madison 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.