Luminous Beings - Edit
30s preview
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 54/100
- Pop
- 19/100
- Length
- 3:20
- Released
- 2019
- Album
- Luminous Beings (Edit)
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Label
- Domino
- Loudness
- -14.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBCEL1800638
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Luminous Beingsoriginal4B · 120
Against the original (4B at 120 BPM), this version holds the same tempo in the same key.
At 120 BPM in A♭ major (4B), Luminous Beings - Edit is a club-tempo downtempo production. It reads as dark and steady. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). More bass-heavy than 92% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 86% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 84% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 49%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 34%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 2%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Luminous Beings - Edit in?
Luminous Beings - Edit by Jon Hopkins is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Luminous Beings - Edit?
Luminous Beings - Edit runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Luminous Beings - Edit?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Luminous Beings - Edit good for peak time?
With energy 54 out of 100 at 120 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 120 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%: 113-127 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 120 — 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 120 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
