Fading Glow
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 92
- Double-time
- 184
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 19/100
- Pop
- 21/100
- Length
- 6:58
- Released
- 2001
- Genre
- Ambient
- Loudness
- -23.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBDDN1700678
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Fading Gloworiginal8A · 92
- Fading Gloworiginal8A · 92
At 92 BPM in A minor (8A), Fading Glow is a slow-groove tempo ambient production. 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.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Fading Glow in?
Fading Glow by Jon Hopkins is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Fading Glow?
Fading Glow runs at 92 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Fading Glow?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Fading Glow good for peak time?
With energy 19 out of 100 at 92 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 92 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 86-98 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A 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 92 — 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 92 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
