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10 songs that feel like Anoyo

Matched to Anoyo by Tim Hecker on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Anoyo
Tim Hecker
moderate 38/100 intensity 60 BPM
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Crescent — John Coltrane moderate 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Arrival — Johann Johannsson moderate 60 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Remember Me as a Time of Day — Explosions in the Sky safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 98% alike.

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The Coral Sea — Dirty Three moderate 70 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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All Armed — Nils Frahm moderate 70 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

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Sirena — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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The Restless Waves — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Great Waves — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Ntsikana's Bell — Abdullah Ibrahim moderate 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

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Ishmael — Abdullah Ibrahim moderate 80 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Anoyo is more than you want right now.

An Ending (Ascent) by Brian Eno
An Ending (Ascent) — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 12/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Music for Airports by Brian Eno
Music for Airports — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

1/1 by Brian Eno
1/1 — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 5/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Music for Airports 2/1 by Brian Eno
Music for Airports 2/1 — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 7. 7/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

2/2 by Brian Eno
2/2 — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 5/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Always Returning by Brian Eno
Always Returning — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 8/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Big Ship by Brian Eno
The Big Ship — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 8/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Discreet Music by Brian Eno
Discreet Music — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 7. 5/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Anoyo” by Tim Hecker?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Crescent” by John Coltrane, “Arrival” by Johann Johannsson, “Remember Me as a Time of Day” by Explosions in the Sky — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Anoyo” but calmer?

“An Ending (Ascent)” by Brian Eno, “Music for Airports” by Brian Eno, “1/1” by Brian Eno keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Anoyo”?

It measures 38/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 60 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 27% of songs, calmer than the other 73%. Its intensity reading of 38/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 100% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2019 in context

The 448 songs we’ve measured from 2019 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity38
Dynamics67
Tempo11
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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