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10 songs that feel like Phantom Channel Crossing

Matched to Phantom Channel Crossing 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
Phantom Channel Crossing
Labradford
moderate 35/100 intensity 70 BPM
Handwriting — Rachel's moderate 70 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

Which Way Is East — Charles Lloyd moderate 70 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

Sonneries de la Rose Croix — Erik Satie moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Measured 98% alike.

Automates — Johann Johannsson moderate 80 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same layered texture.

African Sketchbook — Abdullah Ibrahim safe 80 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100).

Professor Backwards — Rachel's moderate 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same layered texture.

Kaap — Abdullah Ibrahim safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Measured 96% alike.

Remember Me as a Time of Day — Explosions in the Sky safe 70 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

The Coral Sea — Dirty Three moderate 70 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

All Armed — Nils Frahm moderate 70 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

First Breath After Coma — Explosions in the Sky safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 42/100, down from 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Be Comfortable, Creature by Explosions in the Sky
Be Comfortable, Creature — Explosions in the Sky safe 70 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

An Ending (Ascent) by Brian Eno
An Ending (Ascent) — Brian Eno safe 60 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 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 12/100, versus the original's 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Music for Airports by Brian Eno
Music for Airports — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 13/100, down from 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 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.

Lisbon, OH by Bon Iver
Lisbon, OH — Bon Iver safe 70 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 18/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Ghosteen — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds safe 65 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 17/100, versus the original's 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Phantom Channel Crossing” by Labradford?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Handwriting” by Rachel's, “Which Way Is East” by Charles Lloyd, “Sonneries de la Rose Croix” by Erik Satie — 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 “Phantom Channel Crossing” but calmer?

“First Breath After Coma” by Explosions in the Sky, “Be Comfortable, Creature” by Explosions in the Sky, “An Ending (Ascent)” by Brian Eno keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Phantom Channel Crossing”?

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 load13

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

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