Underwater
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 68
- Double-time
- 136
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 36/100
- Pop
- 12/100
- Length
- 2:01
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Electro
- Loudness
- -17.0 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
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- Underwateroriginal8B · 68
Underwater runs 68 BPM in C major (8B), an electro record. Tonally it lands 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. A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 93% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 79% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Underwater in?
Underwater by Jon Hopkins is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Underwater?
Underwater runs at 68 BPM.
What mixes well with Underwater?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Underwater good for peak time?
With energy 36 out of 100 at 68 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 68 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 64-72 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B 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 68 — 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 68 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
