Arrangements of The Past
30s preview
- BPM
- 112
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 60/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:09
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- AND Then There Was Light Sound Track
- Genre
- Minimal
- Loudness
- -15.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.7 dB
- ISRC
- USAX10000419
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Arrangements of The Past runs 112 BPM in A♭ major (4B), a mid-tempo minimal record. It is vocal-led. 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 15 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Jeff Mills's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 85% of Jeff Mills's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 80% of Jeff Mills's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 79% of Jeff Mills's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 36%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Arrangements of The Past in?
Arrangements of The Past by Jeff Mills is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Arrangements of The Past?
Arrangements of The Past runs at 112 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Arrangements of The Past?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Arrangements of The Past good for peak time?
With energy 60 out of 100 at 112 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 112 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%: 105-119 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 112 — 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 112 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
