Mountain Launch
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 87
- Double-time
- 174
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 13/100
- Pop
- 10/100
- Length
- 4:34
- Released
- 2022
- Album
- The Last Glaciers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -25.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA2201506
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 87 BPM in F minor (4A), Mountain Launch is a downtempo downtempo production. The feel is brooding and low-slung. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). Darker than 99% of Above & Beyond's catalogue.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 98% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 97% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 97% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Mountain Launch in?
Mountain Launch by Above & Beyond is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Mountain Launch?
Mountain Launch runs at 87 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Mountain Launch?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Mountain Launch good for peak time?
With energy 13 out of 100 at 87 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 87 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 82-92 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 87 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 87 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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