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10 songs that feel like Objeto Semi-Identificado

Matched to Objeto Semi-Identificado by Gilberto Gil 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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Objeto Semi-Identificado
Gilberto Gil
moderate 41/100 intensity 120 BPM
Yeti — Caribou moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

She's the One — Caribou moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Ffunny Ffriends — Unknown Mortal Orchestra moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Baby — Four Tet moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes — Paul Simon moderate 96 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

No Bullets Spent — Spoon moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Is This Thing On — The Promise Ring moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Living Around — The Promise Ring moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Are We Here — Orbital moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Memory Gospel — Moby moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Objeto Semi-Identificado is more than you want right now.

Hometown Glory — Adele safe 124 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 33/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Beginning to See the Light by The Velvet Underground
Beginning to See the Light — The Velvet Underground safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Either Way — Wilco safe 115 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sweet Jane by Lou Reed
Sweet Jane — Lou Reed safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 33/100, versus the original's 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Happy For You by Dua Lipa
Happy For You — Dua Lipa safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 29/100, down from 41.

If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out by Cat Stevens
If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out — Cat Stevens safe 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge.

Teach Your Children — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 17/100.

The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 21/100, versus the original's 41.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Objeto Semi-Identificado” by Gilberto Gil?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Yeti” by Caribou, “She's the One” by Caribou, “Ffunny Ffriends” by Unknown Mortal Orchestra — 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 “Objeto Semi-Identificado” but calmer?

“Hometown Glory” by Adele, “Beginning to See the Light” by The Velvet Underground, “Either Way” by Wilco keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Objeto Semi-Identificado”?

It measures 41/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. 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 35% of songs, calmer than the other 65%. Its intensity reading of 41/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft vocals. 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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
Workout5/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2014 in context

The 313 songs we’ve measured from 2014 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

Intensity41
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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