
brot (lisboa)
30s preview
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 13/100
- Pop
- 46/100
- Length
- 2:54
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -22.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBBBA1800104
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
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- brot (lisboa) - liveoriginal11B · 58
brot (lisboa) is a downtempo track in D major (10B) at 173 BPM. It reads as brooding and low-slung. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). Better known than 94% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 93% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 90% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 80% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 26%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 27%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is brot (lisboa) in?
brot (lisboa) by Olafur Arnalds is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is brot (lisboa)?
brot (lisboa) runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with brot (lisboa)?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is brot (lisboa) good for peak time?
With energy 13 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 173 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 163-183 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B 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 173 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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