Grains
30s preview
- BPM
- 121
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 42/100
- Pop
- 8/100
- Length
- 4:29
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -9.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBCFB1604703
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Grains runs 121 BPM in F♯ minor (11A), a club-tempo downtempo record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 95% of Bonobo's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 88% of Bonobo's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 82% of Bonobo's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 78% of Bonobo's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 36%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 8%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Grains in?
Grains by Bonobo is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Grains?
Grains runs at 121 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Grains?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is Grains good for peak time?
With energy 42 out of 100 at 121 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 121 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 114-128 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A 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 121 — 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 121 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
