Circling
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 184
- Half-time
- 92
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 66/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:17
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -10.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBCEL0900701
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 184 BPM in G major (9B), Circling is a downtempo production. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Four Tet's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- faster than 97% of Four Tet's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 84% of Four Tet's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 35%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 6%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Circling in?
Circling by Four Tet is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Circling?
Circling runs at 184 BPM.
What mixes well with Circling?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Circling good for peak time?
With energy 66 out of 100 at 184 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 9B at 184 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 173-195 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 184 — 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 184 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
