Bats In The Attic (Unravelled)
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- BPM
- 88
- Double-time
- 176
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 43/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:25
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- Honest Words
- Genre
- Ambient
- Loudness
- -10.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBCEL1100422
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Bats In The Atticoriginal4B · 88
- Bats in the Atticoriginal4B · 88
A downtempo ambient cut, Bats In The Attic (Unravelled) sits in A♭ major (4B) at 88 BPM. The feel is dark and steady. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 89% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 76% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 28%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Bats In The Attic (Unravelled) in?
Bats In The Attic (Unravelled) by Jon Hopkins is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Bats In The Attic (Unravelled)?
Bats In The Attic (Unravelled) runs at 88 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Bats In The Attic (Unravelled)?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Bats In The Attic (Unravelled) good for peak time?
With energy 43 out of 100 at 88 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
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 88 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%: 83-93 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 warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 88 — 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 88 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
