In the Water
30s preview
- BPM
- 95
- Double-time
- 190
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 2/100
- Pop
- 17/100
- Length
- 1:54
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -30.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 20.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM72204511
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
In the Water: slow-groove tempo downtempo, E major (12B), 95 BPM. The feel is brooding and low-slung. 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 20 dB). Darker than 93% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 88% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 81% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 24%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 42%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 28%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 6%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is In the Water in?
In the Water by Olafur Arnalds is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is In the Water?
In the Water runs at 95 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with In the Water?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is In the Water good for peak time?
With energy 2 out of 100 at 95 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12B at 95 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 89-101 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B 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 95 — 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 95 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
