10 songs that feel like Etched Headplate
Matched to Etched Headplate by Burial on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 83% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100).
83% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same complex texture.
Keeps the same contemplative pull — runs a little hotter at 60/100. Measured 80% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).
Measures 74% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).
A 74% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).
81% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 54/100.
Keeps the same contemplative pull — runs a little hotter at 51/100. Measured 78% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).
Measures 80% the same. It runs a little hotter at 51/100.
A 78% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and runs a little hotter at 61/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).
78% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 32/100.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Etched Headplate is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 4. Intensity 8/100, down from 43.
Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 35/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 20/100, versus the original's 43.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 21/100, down from 43.
Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 15/100.
Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 19/100, versus the original's 43.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Etched Headplate” by Burial?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Cello Song” by Nick Drake, “It's Gonna Rain” by Steve Reich, “Name Taken” by Massive Attack — the top match scores 83% 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 “Etched Headplate” but calmer?
“I Remember Everything” by John Prine, “No Place to Fall” by Townes Van Zandt, “If You're Feeling Sinister” by Belle and Sebastian keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Etched Headplate”?
It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, complex texture, mild sudden shifts, and spoken word. Tempo is 90 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 39% of songs, calmer than the other 61%. Its intensity reading of 43/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, complex texture, mild shifts, and spoken word. 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 97% 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: Beethoven (I Love to Listen To) — Eurythmics
What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2007 in context
The 311 songs we’ve measured from 2007 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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