First Fires
- BPM
- 116
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 70/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:53
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -6.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBCFB1300115
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- First Fires - Instrumentaloriginal3B · 110
- First Firesoriginal3A · 110
- First Firesoriginal4B · 110
First Fires runs 116 BPM in D♭ major (3B), a mid-tempo downtempo record. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Bonobo's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- groovier than 92% of Bonobo's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 85% of Bonobo's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 77% of Bonobo's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is First Fires in?
First Fires by Bonobo is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is First Fires?
First Fires runs at 116 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with First Fires?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is First Fires good for peak time?
With energy 70 out of 100 at 116 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 116 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 109-123 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 116 — 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 116 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
