Apparition
- BPM
- 121
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 1/100
- Pop
- 26/100
- Length
- 2:02
- Released
- 2001
- Genre
- Ambient
- Loudness
- -33.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBDDN1700679
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Apparitionoriginal12B · 64
- Apparitionoriginal12B · 67
Apparition runs 121 BPM in E major (12B), a club-tempo ambient record. Tonally it lands brooding and low-slung. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2001 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 99% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Apparition in?
Apparition by Jon Hopkins is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Apparition?
Apparition runs at 121 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Apparition?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is Apparition good for peak time?
With energy 1 out of 100 at 121 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12B at 121 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 114-128 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B 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 121 — 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 121 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
