Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass · 2019
Back to The Dark Woods
Why these tracks?
Every recommendation is scored across six dimensions — harmonic key, BPM, energy, texture, mood and vocal compatibility — then refined by 4,200 community-rated transitions from real DJs. That's why each match has a chemistry number and a reason, not just a list of tracks in the same key.
Mixing out of this track.
1A → 1A
Same key, ±2 BPM. With 49% groove and heavy bass, long blends work — cut the incoming bass until the switch.
Hit The Road Jack
Defkline · 110 BPM · 1A
89 chemistry
1A → 1B
Relative major — brighter key, same tonal centre. Pair it with a higher-energy record and the floor keeps moving.
The Hot Leper
Hotline Zero · 110 BPM · 1B
82 chemistry
1A → 12A · 2A
Adjacent keys through a breakdown. This one runs 3:30 — the outro gives you a full phrase to work with.
Beastly Boys
Hotline Zero · 110 BPM · 2A
86 chemistry
About this track.
Back to The Dark Woods by Thomas Vent is a bass-heavy Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass / Glitch Hop track at 112 BPM with moderate drive and balanced groove. At 53% energy, it works as a mid-set sustainer — enough momentum to keep the floor moving.
Released 13 Feb 2019 · 3:30 · 42% mood · -9 dB loudness
The feel
The bass weight is the story here — 86% puts it in the top tier of the catalog. Lead with it.
Where it lives in a set
53% energy places it in the build — the stretch where you're winning the floor, not rewarding it yet.
About Thomas Vent.
Thomas Vent is a breakbeat and UK bass producer working within the breaks and bass music traditions. His work engages with rhythmic fragmentation and sub-bass elements characteristic of the broader UK electronic…
109
Median BPM
10B
Top key
2017–2018
Active
6
Tracks
Quick answers.
What BPM is Back to The Dark Woods?
112 BPM — squarely in breaks / breakbeat / uk bass territory, mixable within roughly 107–117 BPM without pitch artefacts.
What key is Back to The Dark Woods in?
A♭ Minor — 1A on the Camelot wheel. Harmonically compatible with 1B, 12A and 2A.
What mixes well with Back to The Dark Woods?
Tracks in 1A, 1B, 12A or 2A between ~107–117 BPM — top matches include Silikon feat. Sacha Perera by Modeselektor (adjacent key) and Hit The Road Jack by Defkline (same key).
Where does Back to The Dark Woods fit in a DJ set?
Groove sustainer — 53% energy with a steady groove keeps momentum without forcing the energy up. Ideal in the stretches between peaks.
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