unfold
30s preview
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 19/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:58
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -20.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBBBA1800102
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
unfold is a club-tempo downtempo track in E♭ minor (2A) at 120 BPM. The groove is strong and floor-ready. 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 16 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Groove:
- groovier than 97% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 39%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is unfold in?
unfold by Olafur Arnalds is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is unfold?
unfold runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with unfold?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is unfold good for peak time?
With energy 19 out of 100 at 120 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
2A → 1A · 3A · 2BFrom 2A, 3A (B♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 2B (F♯ major) brightens to the relative major; 1A (A♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2A at 120 BPM: 3A (B♭ minor) — move to 3A to push the floor harder; 2B (F♯ major) — switch to 2B for a mood change without losing the groove; 1A (A♭ minor) — drop to 1A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 113-127 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 9A rather than 2A; below -5% it reads as 7A. With key lock on, it stays 2A 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 120 — 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 120 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
