16 artists like M83
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 20 M83 songs (averaging 44/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (44/100). 49 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (33/100), with the same introspective register running through 17 measured songs.
89 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (48/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (51/100). 44 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (55/100), with the same calm register running through 39 measured songs.
43 measured songs that keep the same calm register — plays calmer overall (34/100).
Shares the same calm register and plays calmer overall (24/100). 37 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (42/100), with the same contemplative register running through 22 measured songs.
57 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — runs hotter overall (57/100).
Shares the same transcendent register and runs hotter overall (54/100). 50 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (53/100), with the same transcendent register running through 43 measured songs.
40 measured songs that keep the same calm register — averages almost the same intensity (44/100).
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (47/100). 39 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (51/100), with the same energetic register running through 19 measured songs.
65 measured songs that keep the same introspective register — averages almost the same intensity (45/100).
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (42/100). 62 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like M83?
The closest matches we measure are Daft Punk, Tangerine Dream, Björk. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 20 measured M83 songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Daft Punk: “Random Access Memories” (96% feel-match); Tangerine Dream: “Force Majeure” (88% feel-match); Björk: “Hidden Place” (95% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the M83 centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is M83 overall?
Across 20 measured songs, M83 averages 44/100 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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