Artist profile
The Black 80s is a deep house producer working within the genre's atmospheric and minimalist traditions. Their work emphasizes stripped-down arrangements and subtle rhythmic textures characteristic of the deeper end of house music.
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The Black 80s is a moderate-energy with strong groove and drive — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Deep House pocket.
Across 7 analysed tracks, The Black 80s averages 51% energy — harder than 70% of individual Deep House tracks.
Measured against 22,124 Deep House tracks on 11 August 2026.
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DJs and producers closest to The Black 80s 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 The Black 80s, 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.
The Black 80s's tracks in our catalog range from 116 to 124 BPM, with a median of 120 BPM. Across 7 tracks, the most common range falls in the 120–125 BPM bucket.
The Black 80s's tracks are mostly in minor keys (100% minor across 7 tracks). The most common single key is 12A (C♯ Minor) with 1 track.
The Black 80s sits closest to Kolja Gerstenberg, Ross Evans, Brassfoot 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 The Black 80s releases spanning 2014 to 2017, with the most tracks from the 2010s.