Modern Driveway
30s preview
- BPM
- 82
- Double-time
- 164
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 4/100
- Pop
- 31/100
- Length
- 4:07
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Label
- Not On Label (Luke Abbott Self-released)
- Loudness
- -28.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBCEL2100134
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 82 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), Modern Driveway is a downtempo downtempo production. The feel is brooding and low-slung. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. 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 15 dB). Calmer than 97% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 90% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 89% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 81% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 46%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 39%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 14%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Modern Driveway in?
Modern Driveway by Jon Hopkins is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Modern Driveway?
Modern Driveway runs at 82 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Modern Driveway?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Modern Driveway good for peak time?
With energy 4 out of 100 at 82 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 82 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 77-87 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A 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 82 — 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 82 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
