Heavy Weather (Coming Up For Air)
30s preview
- BPM
- 116
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 10/100
- Length
- 8:03
- Released
- 2021
- Album
- Modern Africa, Part I - Ekhaya
- Genre
- African
- Loudness
- -11.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.7 dB
- ISRC
- NLF712101366
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 116 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), Heavy Weather (Coming Up For Air) is a mid-tempo african production. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. 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 12 dB). Slower than 94% of Themba's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 78% of Themba's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 77% of Themba's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 75% of Themba's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Heavy Weather (Coming Up For Air) in?
Heavy Weather (Coming Up For Air) by Themba is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Heavy Weather (Coming Up For Air)?
Heavy Weather (Coming Up For Air) runs at 116 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Heavy Weather (Coming Up For Air)?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Heavy Weather (Coming Up For Air) good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 116 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 116 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 109-123 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 116 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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