The Keeper - Instrumental
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 170
- Half-time
- 85
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 56/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:49
- Released
- 2009
- Album
- The Keeper
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Label
- Ninja Tune
- Loudness
- -8.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBCFB0902403
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- The Keeperoriginal4A · 85
- The Keeper - Alex Banks Remixremix4B · 98
- The Keeper - Grasscut Bitter Peace Remixremix4A · 84
- The Keeper - Redeyes Remixremix4B · 170
Against the original (4A at 85 BPM), this version runs 85 BPM faster in the same key.
The Keeper - Instrumental is a very fast downtempo track in F minor (4A) at 170 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Bonobo's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- faster than 95% of Bonobo's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 90% of Bonobo's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Keeper - Instrumental in?
The Keeper - Instrumental by Bonobo is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Keeper - Instrumental?
The Keeper - Instrumental runs at 170 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with The Keeper - Instrumental?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Keeper - Instrumental good for peak time?
With energy 56 out of 100 at 170 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 170 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 160-180 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 170 — 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 170 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
