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10 songs that feel like Nara

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

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moderate 32/100 intensity 80 BPM
Slow Drag — Coleman Hawkins safe 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100).

In a Mellow Tone — McCoy Tyner safe 90 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Same layered texture.

Island Blues — Charles Lloyd safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Measured 98% alike.

Solomon Sinfonia — Handel safe 80 BPM

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

Brook Green Suite — Gustav Holst safe 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

To Spring — Edvard Grieg safe 80 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same layered texture.

Wheatland — Oscar Peterson safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Alta Loma — Rachel's safe 80 BPM

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

Blue Moon — Ahmad Jamal safe 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Tagi — Charles Lloyd moderate 75 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Says by Nils Frahm
Says — Nils Frahm safe 68 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 5. Intensity 9/100, down from 32.

Sæglópur by Sigur Rós
Sæglópur — Sigur Rós safe 90 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Experience by Ludovico Einaudi
Experience — Ludovico Einaudi safe 65 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 13/100.

Comptine d'un autre été: L'après-midi by Yann Tiersen
Comptine d'un autre été: L'après-midi — Yann Tiersen safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 19/100, versus the original's 32. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Xtal by Aphex Twin
Xtal — Aphex Twin safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 30/100, down from 32. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Weightless by Marconi Union
Weightless — Marconi Union safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 5, so it lands at 8/100 — the pull without the edge.

River Flows In You by Yiruma
River Flows In You — Yiruma safe 60 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 20/100.

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

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 12/100, versus the original's 32.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Nara” by E.S. Posthumus?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Slow Drag” by Coleman Hawkins, “In a Mellow Tone” by McCoy Tyner, “Island Blues” by Charles Lloyd — 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 “Nara” but calmer?

“Says” by Nils Frahm, “Sæglópur” by Sigur Rós, “Experience” by Ludovico Einaudi keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Nara”?

It measures 32/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 80 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 21% of songs, calmer than the other 79%. Its intensity reading of 32/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 88% 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

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2001 in context

The 324 songs we’ve measured from 2001 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 5/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity32
Dynamics44
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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