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10 songs that feel like Elysian Fields

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

The song you love
Elysian Fields
Mono
moderate 47/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Re: Person I Knew — Bill Evans safe 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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In Memory of Elizabeth Reed — Allman Brothers Band moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Nefertiti — Miles Davis moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Vivaldi Recomposed — Max Richter moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Inner Glimpse — McCoy Tyner moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Nefertiti — Wayne Shorter moderate 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Lost in Thought — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Carnage — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Windows — Chick Corea moderate 90 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and sits a little calmer at 40/100.

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Seneca — Tortoise moderate 90 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 40/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 17/100, down from 47.

So I Could Find My Way by Enya
So I Could Find My Way — Enya safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge.

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 8. Reads 18/100.

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Ode to Joy — Wilco safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 21/100, versus the original's 47.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 12/100, down from 47.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge.

Music for Airports 1/2 by Brian Eno
Music for Airports 1/2 — 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 8. Reads 15/100.

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 8. 8/100, versus the original's 47.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Elysian Fields” by Mono?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Re: Person I Knew” by Bill Evans, “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” by Allman Brothers Band, “Nefertiti” by Miles Davis — 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.

What songs are like “Elysian Fields” but calmer?

“Überlin” by R.E.M., “So I Could Find My Way” by Enya, “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 “Elysian Fields”?

It measures 47/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 120 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 49% of songs, calmer than the other 51%. Its intensity reading of 47/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 80% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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

Sleep4/10
Focus9/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2009 in context

The 218 songs we’ve measured from 2009 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity47
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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