Dismantling Frank
30s preview
- BPM
- 176
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 41/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 5:08
- Released
- 2002
- Album
- One Off Remixes and B Sides
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Label
- Tru Thoughts
- Loudness
- -12.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBUE00000057
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Dismantling Frank (Live Version)original10A · 98
- Dismantling Frankoriginal10A · 176
Dismantling Frank is a downtempo track in B minor (10A) at 176 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2002 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 99% of Bonobo's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- faster than 98% of Bonobo's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 89% of Bonobo's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 80% of Bonobo's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 22%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 45%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 32%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 1%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Dismantling Frank in?
Dismantling Frank by Bonobo is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Dismantling Frank?
Dismantling Frank runs at 176 BPM.
What mixes well with Dismantling Frank?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Dismantling Frank good for peak time?
With energy 41 out of 100 at 176 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 176 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 165-187 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A 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 176 — 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 176 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
