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10 songs that feel like Mojave Plan

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

Mojave Plan
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Mojave Plan
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moderate 38/100 intensity 65 BPM
Cypress — Tycho safe 95 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100).

The Birth and Death of the Day — Explosions in the Sky moderate 85 BPM

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

The Ecstatics — Explosions in the Sky moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same spacious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 95% alike.

La Mer — Claude Debussy moderate 60 BPM

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

Two Fish and an Elephant — Khruangbin safe 95 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100).

Ný batterí — Sigur Rós moderate 85 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

Postcard From 1952 — Explosions in the Sky moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same spacious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

Let's Go Away for Awhile — The Beach Boys moderate 90 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 2 — Mogwai moderate 85 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and runs a little hotter at 47/100.

Any Colour You Like — Pink Floyd moderate 85 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Cypress by Tycho
Cypress — Tycho safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 37/100, down from 38.

Rubycon by Tangerine Dream
Rubycon — Tangerine Dream safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge.

Sowiesoso — Cluster 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 7. Reads 8/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Lothlórien by Enya
Lothlórien — Enya safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 8/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hours by Tycho
Hours — Tycho safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 15/100, down from 38.

Horizon by Tycho
Horizon — Tycho safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge.

Underwater Sunlight — Tangerine Dream safe 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 37/100.

Theft, And Wandering Around Lost by Cocteau Twins
Theft, And Wandering Around Lost — Cocteau Twins safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 38.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Mojave Plan” by Tangerine Dream?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Cypress” by Tycho, “The Birth and Death of the Day” by Explosions in the Sky, “The Ecstatics” by Explosions in the Sky — the top match scores 93% 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 “Mojave Plan” but calmer?

“Cypress” by Tycho, “Rubycon” by Tangerine Dream, “Sowiesoso” by Cluster keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Mojave Plan”?

It measures 38/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 65 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 27% of songs, calmer than the other 73%. Its intensity reading of 38/100 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 97% 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.

1982 in context

The 211 songs we’ve measured from 1982 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity38
Dynamics67
Tempo14
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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