10 songs that feel like Piano Phase
Matched to Piano Phase by Steve Reich on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 77% feel-match — carries the same hypnotic pull and sits a little calmer at 19/100.
77% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 38/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same hypnotic pull — sits a little calmer at 17/100. Measured 75% alike.
Measures 85% the same. It runs a little hotter at 41/100. Same layered texture.
A 72% feel-match — carries the same hypnotic pull and runs a little hotter at 48/100.
75% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 38/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same contemplative pull — sits a little calmer at 22/100. Measured 85% alike.
Measures 85% the same. It sits a little calmer at 22/100.
A 87% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and runs a little hotter at 44/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (180 BPM).
75% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 43/100. Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Piano Phase is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 28/100, down from 31.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 4, so it lands at 8/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 25/100.
Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 12/100, versus the original's 31.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 24/100, down from 31.
It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 22/100.
Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 16/100, versus the original's 31.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Piano Phase” by Steve Reich?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “E-Musik” by Neu!, “Getting There” by Flying Lotus, “White Eagle” by Tangerine Dream — the top match scores 77% 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 “Piano Phase” but calmer?
“Violin Phase” by Steve Reich, “Neroli” by Brian Eno, “Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2” by Frédéric Chopin keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Piano Phase”?
It measures 31/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 180 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
This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 80% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 31/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 98% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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.
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What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1967 in context
The 289 songs we’ve measured from 1967 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 4/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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