Pieces
30s preview
- BPM
- 97
- Double-time
- 194
- Open Key
- 11d
- Energy
- 44/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 4:28
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- The North Borders
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Label
- Ninja Tune
- Loudness
- -11.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBCFB1300112
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A slow-groove tempo downtempo cut, Pieces sits in B♭ major (6B) at 97 BPM. 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 13 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 84% of Bonobo's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Brightness:
- darker than 81% of Bonobo's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 78% of Bonobo's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Pieces in?
Pieces by Bonobo is in B♭ major, or 6B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Pieces?
Pieces runs at 97 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Pieces?
From 6B it blends harmonically with 7B, 6A, 5B. Moving to 7B lifts the energy a step.
Is Pieces good for peak time?
With energy 44 out of 100 at 97 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
6B → 5B · 7B · 6AFrom 6B, 7B (F major) lifts the energy a step; 6A (G minor) settles into the relative minor; 5B (E♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6B at 97 BPM: 7B (F major) — move to 7B to push the floor harder; 6A (G minor) — switch to 6A for a mood change without losing the groove; 5B (E♭ major) — drop to 5B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 91-103 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 1B rather than 6B; below -5% it reads as 11B. With key lock on, it stays 6B 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 97 — 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 97 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
