Water
- BPM
- 109
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 32/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 1:19
- Released
- 2010
- Album
- Monsters
- Genre
- Ambient
- Loudness
- -26.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBCEL1000786
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
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- Wateroriginal3B · 109
At 109 BPM in D♭ major (3B), Water is a mid-tempo ambient production. It reads as brooding and low-slung. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Water in?
Water by Jon Hopkins is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Water?
Water runs at 109 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Water?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Water good for peak time?
With energy 32 out of 100 at 109 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 109 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 102-116 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B 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 109 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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