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10 songs that feel like Avaritia

Matched to Avaritia by Deadmau5 on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Avaritia
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Avaritia
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moderate 36/100 intensity 128 BPM
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Now's the Time — Dizzy Gillespie moderate 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Teo — Miles Davis moderate 105 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same smooth texture.

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Red Baron — Vince Guaraldi safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart safe 120 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Same smooth texture.

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Maiden Voyage — Herbie Hancock safe 120 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and sits a little calmer at 25/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042 — Johann Sebastian Bach safe 110 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 30/100. Same smooth texture.

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River — Enya safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — sits a little calmer at 28/100. Measured 89% alike.

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Violin Concerto No. 1 — Philip Glass safe 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Same smooth texture.

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Into the Woods — Tycho safe 95 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and sits a little calmer at 29/100.

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E.T. Flying Theme — John Williams safe 112 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

The Girl from Ipanema by Antonio Carlos Jobim
The Girl from Ipanema — Antonio Carlos Jobim safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 36. Nearly the same tempo, too.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Says by Nils Frahm
Says — Nils Frahm safe 68 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 9/100.

Sæglópur by Sigur Rós
Sæglópur — Sigur Rós safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 31/100, versus the original's 36.

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 36.

Don't Know Why by Norah Jones
Don't Know Why — Norah Jones safe 84 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge.

Fire and Rain by James Taylor
Fire and Rain — James Taylor safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 21/100.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — Gil Scott-Heron safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 32/100, versus the original's 36.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Avaritia” by Deadmau5?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Now's the Time” by Dizzy Gillespie, “Teo” by Miles Davis, “Red Baron” by Vince Guaraldi — the top match scores 98% 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 “Avaritia” but calmer?

“The Girl from Ipanema” by Antonio Carlos Jobim, “It's Too Late” by Carole King, “Says” by Nils Frahm keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Avaritia”?

It measures 36/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 128 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 24% of songs, calmer than the other 76%. Its intensity reading of 36/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 84% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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
Workout5/10
Dinner9/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2014 in context

The 313 songs we’ve measured from 2014 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity36
Dynamics67
Tempo49
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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