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10 songs that feel like Astrakan Cafe

Matched to Astrakan Cafe by Anouar Brahem on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Astrakan Cafe
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Astrakan Cafe
Anouar Brahem
safe 12/100 intensity 60 BPM
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Turning — Alex de Grassi safe 60 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (8/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Lothlórien — Enya safe 60 BPM

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

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Son of Nyx — Hozier moderate 60 BPM

Keeps the same spacious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Andromeda — Flying Lotus moderate 85 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (14/100). Same smooth texture.

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Solid Colors — Liz Story safe 75 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (14/100).

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Hours — Tycho safe 90 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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We Could Forever — Bonobo safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same spacious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Ambient 1: Music for Airports — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It sits a little calmer at 5/100. Same smooth texture.

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Weather — Tycho safe 95 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100).

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O Boto — Tom Jobim safe 90 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 19/100. Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Astrakan Cafe” by Anouar Brahem?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Turning” by Alex de Grassi, “Lothlórien” by Enya, “Son of Nyx” by Hozier — the top match scores 96% 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 “Astrakan Cafe”?

It measures 12/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 60 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 99% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 12/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth 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

Sleep10/10
Focus9/10
Workout0/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype0/10

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

2000 in context

The 306 songs we’ve measured from 2000 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. 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

Intensity12
Dynamics33
Tempo11
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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