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10 songs that feel like Listening in Depth

Matched to Listening in Depth by Labradford 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
Listening in Depth
Labradford
moderate 35/100 intensity 70 BPM
5000 — Bonobo safe 90 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100).

Handwriting — Rachel's moderate 70 BPM

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

Which Way Is East — Charles Lloyd moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

Sea of Pulses — Tim Hecker moderate 60 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Sonneries de la Rose Croix — Erik Satie moderate 80 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100).

Automates — Johann Johannsson moderate 80 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same layered texture.

African Sketchbook — Abdullah Ibrahim safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Measured 95% alike.

Underwater Sunlight — Tangerine Dream safe 95 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

Seneca — Tortoise moderate 90 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100).

Love Streams — Tim Hecker moderate 90 BPM

94% 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 Listening in Depth 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 6. Intensity 12/100, down from 35. 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 6, 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 6. 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 6. 7/100, versus the original's 35. 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 6. Intensity 5/100, down from 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Deep Blue Day — Brian Eno safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge.

Always Returning by Brian Eno
Always Returning — 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 6. Reads 8/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 8/100, versus the original's 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Listening in Depth” by Labradford?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “5000” by Bonobo, “Handwriting” by Rachel's, “Which Way Is East” by Charles Lloyd — the top match scores 96% 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 “Listening in Depth” 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 “Listening in Depth”?

It measures 35/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 70 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 23% of songs, calmer than the other 77%. Its intensity reading of 35/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 96% 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.

1996 in context

The 309 songs we’ve measured from 1996 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity35
Dynamics56
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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