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10 songs that feel like Death and the Flower

Matched to Death and the Flower by Keith Jarrett on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Death and the Flower
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Death and the Flower
Keith Jarrett
moderate 44/100 intensity 85 BPM
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Heave(n) — Flying Lotus moderate 85 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Zodiac Shit — Flying Lotus moderate 95 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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A Love Supreme Part I Acknowledgement — John Coltrane moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Measured 90% alike.

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The Night Me and Your Mama Met — Childish Gambino moderate 95 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It runs a little hotter at 55/100. Same layered texture.

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Orion — Metallica intense 85 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and runs a little hotter at 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Living Space — John Coltrane moderate 140 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Live in der Fabrik — Cluster moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Wise One — John Coltrane intense 60 BPM

Measures 84% the same. It runs a little hotter at 60/100.

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Mogwai Fear Satan — Mogwai intense 120 BPM

A 84% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and runs a little hotter at 60/100.

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Dark Star — Grateful Dead moderate 75 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Death and the Flower is more than you want right now.

The Long and Winding Road by The Beatles
The Long and Winding Road — The Beatles safe 73 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 32/100, down from 44.

Everything That Rises by Sufjan Stevens
Everything That Rises — Sufjan Stevens safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — 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.

The Big Ship by Brian Eno
The Big Ship — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 8/100, versus the original's 44.

Into the West by Annie Lennox
Into the West — Annie Lennox safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 14/100, down from 44.

Perséphone by Igor Stravinsky
Perséphone — Igor Stravinsky safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge.

Sæglópur by Sigur Rós
Sæglópur — Sigur Rós safe 90 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 31/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 44. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Death and the Flower” by Keith Jarrett?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Heave(n)” by Flying Lotus, “Zodiac Shit” by Flying Lotus, “A Love Supreme Part I Acknowledgement” by John Coltrane — 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 “Death and the Flower” but calmer?

“The Long and Winding Road” by The Beatles, “Everything That Rises” by Sufjan Stevens, “Heaven” by Depeche Mode keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Death and the Flower”?

It measures 44/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 85 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 41% of songs, calmer than the other 59%. Its intensity reading of 44/100 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, bigger: Orion — Metallica

What it’s good for

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout3/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1975 in context

The 249 songs we’ve measured from 1975 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity44
Dynamics67
Tempo25
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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