For Now I Am Winter
30s preview
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 73
- Double-time
- 146
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 10/100
- Pop
- 13/100
- Length
- 5:05
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Minimal
- Label
- Mercury Classics
- Loudness
- -20.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM71207829
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- For Now I Am Winter - Remastered 2023original7A · 120
- For Now I Am Winteroriginal7A · 70
- For Now I Am Winter - Kiasmos Remixremix7A · 120
A minimal cut, For Now I Am Winter sits in D minor (7A) at 73 BPM. The feel is 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. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 93% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Brightness:
- darker than 90% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 84% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 37%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 3%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is For Now I Am Winter in?
For Now I Am Winter by Olafur Arnalds is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is For Now I Am Winter?
For Now I Am Winter runs at 73 BPM.
What mixes well with For Now I Am Winter?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is For Now I Am Winter good for peak time?
With energy 10 out of 100 at 73 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 73 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 69-77 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A 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 73 — 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 73 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
