Caramel Afternoon
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 12/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:20
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -26.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBW231400040
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Caramel Afternoon runs 120 BPM in A♭ major (4B), a club-tempo downtempo record. It reads as brooding and low-slung. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Röyksopp's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 99% of Röyksopp's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 97% of Röyksopp's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 95% of Röyksopp's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 20%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 46%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 32%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 2%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Caramel Afternoon in?
Caramel Afternoon by Röyksopp is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Caramel Afternoon?
Caramel Afternoon runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Caramel Afternoon?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Caramel Afternoon good for peak time?
With energy 12 out of 100 at 120 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 120 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B 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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