3.3 Degrees from the Pole
30s preview
- BPM
- 115
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 72/100
- Pop
- 14/100
- Length
- 6:01
- Released
- 1999
- Album
- Dialogue
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Label
- Output
- Loudness
- -11.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBXNG0699004
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 115 BPM in D major (10B), 3.3 Degrees from the Pole is a mid-tempo downtempo production. Tonally it lands dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. It is vocal-led. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). A 1999 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 81% of Four Tet's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 78% of Four Tet's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is 3.3 Degrees from the Pole in?
3.3 Degrees from the Pole by Four Tet is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is 3.3 Degrees from the Pole?
3.3 Degrees from the Pole runs at 115 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with 3.3 Degrees from the Pole?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is 3.3 Degrees from the Pole good for peak time?
With energy 72 out of 100 at 115 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 115 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 108-122 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 115 — 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 115 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
