Shelter
30s preview
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 43/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 3:04
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Uk Garage
- Loudness
- -9.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBKPL1783223
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Shelter - Extended Mixversion11A · 127
- Shelter - Couros Remixremix1A · 120
- Shelter - Instrumentaloriginal11A · 127
- Shelter - Flava D Remixremix11A · 127
A peak-time tempo uk garage cut, Shelter sits in F♯ minor (11A) at 127 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and steady. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 88% of MJ Cole's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Brightness:
- darker than 86% of MJ Cole's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 82% of MJ Cole's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 76% of MJ Cole's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Shelter in?
Shelter by MJ Cole is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Shelter?
Shelter runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Shelter?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is Shelter good for peak time?
With energy 43 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 127 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 119-135 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A 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 127 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 127 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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