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10 songs that feel like Cloudburst Flight

Matched to Cloudburst Flight by Tangerine Dream on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Cloudburst Flight
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Cloudburst Flight
Tangerine Dream
moderate 42/100 intensity 110 BPM
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The Ecstatics — Explosions in the Sky moderate 90 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100).

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The Birth and Death of the Day — Explosions in the Sky moderate 85 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

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Cypress — Tycho safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same spacious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Otomo — Bonobo safe 110 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Schottkey 7th Path — Aphex Twin moderate 120 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

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Carpe Bruma — Pelican moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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The Eye of the Hurricane — Herbie Hancock moderate 142 BPM

Keeps the same spacious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Any Colour You Like — Pink Floyd moderate 85 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It sits a little calmer at 36/100. Same layered texture.

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Motherboard — Daft Punk moderate 120 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

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Ageispolis — Aphex Twin moderate 120 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Cloudburst Flight is more than you want right now.

Cypress by Tycho
Cypress — Tycho safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 37/100, down from 42.

Rubycon by Tangerine Dream
Rubycon — Tangerine Dream safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Neroli — Brian Eno safe

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 8/100.

The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a-Changin' — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 42. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Horizon by Tycho
Horizon — Tycho safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 20/100, down from 42.

Otomo by Bonobo
Otomo — Bonobo safe 110 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Heaven by Depeche Mode
Heaven — Depeche Mode safe 100 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 18/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Carolyn's Fingers by Cocteau Twins
Carolyn's Fingers — Cocteau Twins safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 42.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Cloudburst Flight” by Tangerine Dream?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “The Ecstatics” by Explosions in the Sky, “The Birth and Death of the Day” by Explosions in the Sky, “Cypress” by Tycho — the top match scores 94% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Cloudburst Flight” but calmer?

“Cypress” by Tycho, “Rubycon” by Tangerine Dream, “Neroli” by Brian Eno keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Cloudburst Flight”?

It measures 42/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 110 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 38% of songs, calmer than the other 62%. Its intensity reading of 42/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 62% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout3/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1979 in context

The 245 songs we’ve measured from 1979 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity42
Dynamics67
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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