Heaven for the Sinner
30s preview
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 99
- Double-time
- 198
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 59/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 4:26
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -7.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBCFB1404609
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Heaven for the Sinneroriginal7A · 101
- Heaven For The Sinneroriginal7A · 101
Heaven for the Sinner is a slow-groove tempo downtempo track in D minor (7A) at 99 BPM. The feel is dark and steady. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 90% of Bonobo's catalogue.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 86% of Bonobo's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Heaven for the Sinner in?
Heaven for the Sinner by Bonobo is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Heaven for the Sinner?
Heaven for the Sinner runs at 99 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Heaven for the Sinner?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is Heaven for the Sinner good for peak time?
With energy 59 out of 100 at 99 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 99 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 93-105 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 99 — 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 99 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
