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10 songs that feel like Nespole

Matched to Nespole by Floating Points 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
Nespole
Floating Points
moderate 43/100 intensity 120 BPM
Recovery — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Lush 3 — Orbital moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

Dreamer — Four Tet moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Cinco de Mayo — Tortoise moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

No More Mr Nice Guy — Grant Green moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Visions — Grant Green moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Cascade — Future Sound of London moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

128 Harrowgate — Four Tet moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Locked — Four Tet moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Glue of the World — Four Tet moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 24/100, down from 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Clean by Taylor Swift
Clean — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Desafinado — Joao Gilberto safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 23/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Body and Soul by Stan Getz
Body and Soul — Stan Getz safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 39/100, versus the original's 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Lush Life by Stan Getz
Lush Life — Stan Getz safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 24/100, down from 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Cruel Sea by The Ventures
The Cruel Sea — The Ventures safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blackbird — The Beatles safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 24/100.

Bi Lambam — Toumani Diabate safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 32/100, versus the original's 43.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Nespole” by Floating Points?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Recovery” by Jon Hopkins, “Lush 3” by Orbital, “Dreamer” by Four Tet — 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 “Nespole” but calmer?

“It's Too Late” by Carole King, “Clean” by Taylor Swift, “Desafinado” by Joao Gilberto keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Nespole”?

It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 120 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 39% of songs, calmer than the other 61%. Its intensity reading of 43/100 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 deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 61% 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
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2019 in context

The 448 songs we’ve measured from 2019 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity43
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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