16 artists like Johann Johannsson
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 20 Johann Johannsson songs (averaging 34/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same nostalgic register and averages almost the same intensity (30/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (20/100), with the same calm register running through 23 measured songs.
49 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (44/100).
Shares the same calm register and runs hotter overall (55/100). 39 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (33/100), with the same calm register running through 19 measured songs.
51 measured songs that keep the same calm register — plays calmer overall (17/100).
Shares the same calm register and plays calmer overall (18/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (42/100), with the same melancholy register running through 23 measured songs.
17 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (33/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (48/100). 89 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (56/100), with the same contemplative register running through 84 measured songs.
78 measured songs that keep the same calm register — runs hotter overall (49/100).
Shares the same calm register and runs hotter overall (52/100). 60 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (41/100), with the same calm register running through 48 measured songs.
46 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (39/100).
Shares the same calm register and averages almost the same intensity (37/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Johann Johannsson?
The closest matches we measure are Ryuichi Sakamoto, Erik Satie, Daft Punk. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 20 measured Johann Johannsson songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Ryuichi Sakamoto: “Opus” (98% feel-match); Erik Satie: “Embryons desseches” (96% feel-match); Daft Punk: “Fragments of Time” (88% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Johann Johannsson centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Johann Johannsson overall?
Across 20 measured songs, Johann Johannsson averages 34/100 on our intensity scale. Individual songs vary — see the full catalog breakdown on their artist page.
How do you decide two artists are similar?
Every song is measured on 8 dimensions (intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force, fine sound detail). We compare an artist's catalogue centre of gravity to every other artist's, then weight shared mood tags. Matches cross genre and era, because the measurements don't know what genre is.
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