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10 songs that feel like Gorecki

Matched to Gorecki by Lamb 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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intense 60/100 intensity 85 BPM
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Gracias a la Vida — Mercedes Sosa intense 75 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

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Oxygene Part IV — Jean Michel Jarre moderate 100 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 47/100. Same complex texture.

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Nterini — Fatoumata Diawara moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — sits a little calmer at 48/100. Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Black — Pearl Jam moderate 75 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It sits a little calmer at 47/100. Same complex texture.

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The Wall — Pink Floyd moderate 75 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100).

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The Mission — Ennio Morricone moderate 70 BPM

85% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 42/100.

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Wandering Star — Portishead intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 91% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Hejira — Joni Mitchell moderate 75 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It sits a little calmer at 43/100. Same complex texture.

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Love Vigilantes — New Order moderate 112 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and sits a little calmer at 46/100.

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Glósóli — Sigur Rós moderate 85 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 46/100.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Let It All Work Out by Lil Wayne
Let It All Work Out — Lil Wayne safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 27/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Believe by Mahalia Jackson
I Believe — Mahalia Jackson moderate 72 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 59/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Don't Believe the Fife — Mogwai moderate 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 51/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Sweet Heart Sweet Light — Spiritualized moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 61/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Walk On — U2 moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 51/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Untitled #4 by Sigur Rós
Untitled #4 — Sigur Rós moderate 70 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 48/100 — the pull without the edge.

Untitled #3 by Sigur Rós
Untitled #3 — Sigur Rós moderate 70 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 48/100.

In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited by Queen
In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited — Queen moderate 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 57/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Gorecki” by Lamb?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Gracias a la Vida” by Mercedes Sosa, “Oxygene Part IV” by Jean Michel Jarre, “Nterini” by Fatoumata Diawara — 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 “Gorecki” but calmer?

“Let It All Work Out” by Lil Wayne, “I Believe” by Mahalia Jackson, “Don't Believe the Fife” by Mogwai keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Gorecki”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 85 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, mild shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 80% 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, calmer: Death Letter Blues — Son House

What it’s good for

Sleep3/10
Focus8/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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 8/10, 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

Intensity60
Dynamics78
Tempo25
Surprise25
Density60
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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