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10 songs that feel like Endtroducing

Matched to Endtroducing by DJ Shadow 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
Endtroducing
DJ Shadow
moderate 40/100 intensity 90 BPM
Out from Out Where — Amon Tobin moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Sordid Affair — Amon Tobin moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

Supertwister — Camel moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

Australasia — Pelican moderate 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100).

Immunity — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

Magnet Pulls Through — Tortoise moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Kelly Watch the Stars — Air safe 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same layered texture.

Singing Winds Crying Beasts — Santana moderate 90 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Earthrise — Camel moderate 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Know Who You Are at Every Age by Cocteau Twins
Know Who You Are at Every Age — Cocteau Twins safe 88 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 17/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Rise by Solange
Rise — Solange safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Electron Blue by R.E.M.
Electron Blue — R.E.M. safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 19/100.

Rêverie by Claude Debussy
Rêverie — Claude Debussy safe 65 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 9/100, versus the original's 40.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 12/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 23/100.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 35/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Endtroducing” by DJ Shadow?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Out from Out Where” by Amon Tobin, “Sordid Affair” by Amon Tobin, “Supertwister” by Camel — 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 “Endtroducing” but calmer?

“Know Who You Are at Every Age” by Cocteau Twins, “Rise” by Solange, “Electron Blue” by R.E.M. keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Endtroducing”?

It measures 40/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 90 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 34% of songs, calmer than the other 66%. Its intensity reading of 40/100 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 71% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1996 in context

The 309 songs we’ve measured from 1996 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity40
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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