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10 songs that feel like Avril 14th

Matched to Avril 14th by Aphex Twin on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Avril 14th
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Avril 14th
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safe 9/100 intensity 70 BPM
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Nuages — Claude Debussy safe 66 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (9/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (66 BPM).

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Metamorphosis One — Philip Glass safe 60 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (8/100). Same smooth texture.

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Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 — Johann Sebastian Bach safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (8/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Everything Merges with the Night — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (8/100). Same smooth texture.

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In a Landscape — William Basinski safe 60 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (8/100).

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Requiem for Dying Mothers Part 2 — Stars of the Lid safe 60 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (8/100). Same smooth texture.

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Finger Paintings of the Insane — Stars of the Lid safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (8/100). Measured 98% alike.

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The Big Ship — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (8/100). Same smooth texture.

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Swan Lake Theme — Tchaikovsky safe 66 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (66 BPM).

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Amo Bishop Roden — Boards of Canada safe 66 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (9/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Avril 14th” by Aphex Twin?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Nuages” by Claude Debussy, “Metamorphosis One” by Philip Glass, “Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846” by Johann Sebastian Bach — the top match scores 99% 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 “Avril 14th”?

It measures 9/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 3/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 70 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 100% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 9/100 comes from a dynamic range of 3/10, 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 deep calm: 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.

2001 in context

The 324 songs we’ve measured from 2001 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 3/10, 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

Intensity9
Dynamics22
Tempo17
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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