Winter’s Lament
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 168
- Half-time
- 84
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 12/100
- Pop
- 23/100
- Length
- 2:50
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Idm
- Loudness
- -23.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBWZD1810914
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A very fast idm cut, Winter’s Lament sits in E minor (9A) at 168 BPM. It reads as brooding and low-slung. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. 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). Calmer than 97% of Rival Consoles's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 92% of Rival Consoles's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 90% of Rival Consoles's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 89% of Rival Consoles's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 40%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 3%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Winter’s Lament in?
Winter’s Lament by Rival Consoles is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Winter’s Lament?
Winter’s Lament runs at 168 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with Winter’s Lament?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Winter’s Lament good for peak time?
With energy 12 out of 100 at 168 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 168 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 158-178 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A 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 168 — 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 168 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
