Slow Buchla Sunshine (Spoken Word with Hanan Alshehri)
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- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 14/100
- Pop
- 48/100
- Length
- 3:52
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Progressive Trance
- Loudness
- -22.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA1901463
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Slow Buchla Sunshine (Spoken Word with Hanan Alshehri) runs 123 BPM in A major (11B), a club-tempo progressive trance record. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). Darker than 99% of Above & Beyond's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 99% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 98% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 98% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 51%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 37%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 13%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Slow Buchla Sunshine (Spoken Word with Hanan Alshehri) in?
Slow Buchla Sunshine (Spoken Word with Hanan Alshehri) by Above & Beyond is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Slow Buchla Sunshine (Spoken Word with Hanan Alshehri)?
Slow Buchla Sunshine (Spoken Word with Hanan Alshehri) runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Slow Buchla Sunshine (Spoken Word with Hanan Alshehri)?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Slow Buchla Sunshine (Spoken Word with Hanan Alshehri) good for peak time?
With energy 14 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 123 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 116-130 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B 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 123 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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