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10 songs that feel like An Accidental Memory in the Case of Death

Matched to An Accidental Memory in the Case of Death by Eluvium on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

An Accidental Memory in the Case of Death
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An Accidental Memory in the Case of Death
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safe 28/100 intensity
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David — Labradford safe 70 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and sits a little calmer at 22/100.

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This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) — Talking Heads moderate 92 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Same layered texture.

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Midnight — Tycho safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Basically Speaking — Dexter Gordon safe 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Same layered texture.

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Strictly for the Dextroamphetamine Fiend — Stars of the Lid safe 60 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and sits a little calmer at 21/100.

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Horizon — Tycho safe 90 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 20/100. Same layered texture.

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El Lago — Labradford safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — sits a little calmer at 21/100. Measured 90% alike.

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The Cruel Sea — The Ventures safe 120 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Same layered texture.

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Diamond Head — The Ventures safe 120 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100).

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Mer du Japon — Air safe 90 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Same layered texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “An Accidental Memory in the Case of Death” by Eluvium?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “David” by Labradford, “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)” by Talking Heads, “Midnight” by Tycho — the top match scores 91% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

How intense is “An Accidental Memory in the Case of Death”?

It measures 28/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental.

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 82% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 28/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 100% 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

Sleep8/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2004 in context

The 334 songs we’ve measured from 2004 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

The fingerprint

Intensity28
Dynamics56
Tempo33
Surprise0
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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