Attack
- BPM
- 86
- Double-time
- 172
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 60/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 1:58
- Released
- 2010
- Album
- Monsters
- Genre
- Ambient
- Loudness
- -17.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBCEL1000791
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Attackoriginal10A · 86
A downtempo ambient cut, Attack sits in B minor (10A) at 86 BPM. The feel is dark and steady. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 96% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 83% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 78% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Attack in?
Attack by Jon Hopkins is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Attack?
Attack runs at 86 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Attack?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Attack good for peak time?
With energy 60 out of 100 at 86 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 86 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 81-91 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 86 — 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 86 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
