sun drums and soil
30s preview
- BPM
- 132
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 11/100
- Length
- 6:21
- Released
- 2005
- Album
- Everything Ecstatic
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Label
- Domino
- Loudness
- -8.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBCEL0400356
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Sun Drums and Soil - Sa Ra Remixremix3B · 132
- Sun Drums and Soil (Part 2)original8B · 174
sun drums and soil: peak-time tempo downtempo, A♭ major (4B), 132 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2005 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 88% of Four Tet's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 85% of Four Tet's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 78% of Four Tet's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 76% of Four Tet's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is sun drums and soil in?
sun drums and soil by Four Tet is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is sun drums and soil?
sun drums and soil runs at 132 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with sun drums and soil?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is sun drums and soil good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 132 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 132 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 124-140 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 83/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 132 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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