Slow Ice, Old Moon
30s preview
- BPM
- 103
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 30/100
- Pop
- 16/100
- Length
- 3:25
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Ambient
- Loudness
- -20.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBBPW1000218
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Slow Ice, Old Moon: slow-groove tempo ambient, A♭ major (4B), 103 BPM. 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). A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. More bass-heavy than 92% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 49%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 2%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Slow Ice, Old Moon in?
Slow Ice, Old Moon by Jon Hopkins is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Slow Ice, Old Moon?
Slow Ice, Old Moon runs at 103 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Slow Ice, Old Moon?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Slow Ice, Old Moon good for peak time?
With energy 30 out of 100 at 103 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.
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How to mix it
In 4B at 103 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%: 97-109 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 103 — 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 103 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
