Our Bells
30s preview
- BPM
- 134
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 41/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:13
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -18.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBCEL0900698
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Our Bells: peak-time tempo techno, D♭ major (3B), 134 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is focused in the upper-mids, present and forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 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 a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 98% of Four Tet's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 96% of Four Tet's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 96% of Four Tet's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 23%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 19%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 31%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 27%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Our Bells in?
Our Bells by Four Tet is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Our Bells?
Our Bells runs at 134 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Our Bells?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Our Bells good for peak time?
With energy 41 out of 100 at 134 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 134 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 126-142 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B 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 134 — 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 134 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
