The Low Places
30s preview
- BPM
- 152
- Half-time
- 76
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 39/100
- Pop
- 26/100
- Length
- 6:35
- Released
- 2008
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -13.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 20.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBDDN0800295
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- The Low Places - Geese Remixremix12A · 152
The Low Places is a fast techno track in A major (11B) at 152 BPM. The feel is brooding and low-slung. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. 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 21 dB). A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 94% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 92% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 83% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 44%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 35%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 4%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Low Places in?
The Low Places by Jon Hopkins is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Low Places?
The Low Places runs at 152 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with The Low Places?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Low Places good for peak time?
With energy 39 out of 100 at 152 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 152 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 143-161 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B 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 152 — 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 152 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
