ekki hugsa (amsterdam)
30s preview
- BPM
- 108
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 36/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:42
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -17.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBBBA1800111
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- ekki hugsa (amsterdam) - liveoriginal3B · 108
At 108 BPM in D♭ major (3B), ekki hugsa (amsterdam) is a mid-tempo downtempo production. The feel is warm and mellow. 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 15 dB). Brighter than 99% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 91% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 86% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 40%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 7%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is ekki hugsa (amsterdam) in?
ekki hugsa (amsterdam) by Olafur Arnalds is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is ekki hugsa (amsterdam)?
ekki hugsa (amsterdam) runs at 108 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with ekki hugsa (amsterdam)?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is ekki hugsa (amsterdam) good for peak time?
With energy 36 out of 100 at 108 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 108 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%: 102-114 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 108 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 108 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
