Artist profile
Volatile Cycle is a drum and bass producer working within the genre's fast-paced, breakbeat-driven aesthetic. Their productions explore the technical and atmospheric possibilities of the form.
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Volatile Cycle is a high-energy and a bright production artist.
Sits right in the typical Drum & Bass pocket.
Across 17 analysed tracks, Volatile Cycle averages 36% groove — straighter than 66% of individual Drum & Bass tracks — and 64% energy, harder than 59%.
Measured against 23,150 Drum & Bass tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between Volatile Cycle’s 17 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 767 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.
139 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 14 different Volatile Cycle tracks.
Disgruntled feat. Dropset → All We Do Is Dance - Extended Mix · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
130 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 15 different Volatile Cycle tracks.
136 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 15 different Volatile Cycle tracks.
Descent feat. Dropset → Caught In A Trap · 7B → 7B · same BPM · 91 chemistry
142 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 14 different Volatile Cycle tracks.
24 Hours feat. Nuklear → Gunpowder · 6A → 6A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
132 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 14 different Volatile Cycle tracks.
Descent feat. Dropset → No Escape · 7B → 7B · −1 BPM · 93 chemistry
131 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 15 different Volatile Cycle tracks.
Disgruntled feat. Dropset → Interstellar - Extended Mix · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
146 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 14 different Volatile Cycle tracks.
Disgruntled feat. Dropset → Back to the Rave · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 91 chemistry
130 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 15 different Volatile Cycle tracks.
Disgruntled feat. Dropset → No Turning Back · 4A → 4A · +1 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 Volatile Cycle 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 Volatile Cycle, 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.
Volatile Cycle's tracks in our catalog range from 86 to 141 BPM, with a median of 86 BPM. Across 17 tracks, the most common range falls in the 85–90 BPM bucket.
Volatile Cycle's tracks are mostly in minor keys (65% minor across 17 tracks). The most common single key is 9A (E Minor) with 4 tracks.
We scored every transition between Volatile Cycle's 17 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 767 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and 1991, Alibi, Bcee 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: Disgruntled feat. Dropset into All We Do Is Dance - Extended Mix, 4A to 4A, 93 chemistry.
Volatile Cycle sits closest to Transforma, TR Tactics, Mean Teeth 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 Volatile Cycle releases spanning 2015 to 2024, with the most tracks from the 2020s.
