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10 songs that feel like Flamenco Sketches

Matched to Flamenco Sketches by Miles Davis 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
Flamenco Sketches
Miles Davis
safe 34/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Mali Sadio — Toumani Diabate safe 90 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Anta — Toumani Diabate safe 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Same layered texture.

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Salaam — Toumani Diabate safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Xtal — Aphex Twin safe 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Same layered texture.

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Hamadoun Toure — Toumani Diabate safe 90 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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West Coast Blues — Wes Montgomery safe 120 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Same layered texture.

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D Natural Blues — Wes Montgomery safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Measured 93% alike.

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All the Things You Are — Joe Pass safe 120 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Same layered texture.

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Theme of No Repeat — Clifford Brown safe 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100).

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Cantelowes — Toumani Diabate safe 90 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Same layered texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Flamenco Sketches” by Miles Davis?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Mali Sadio” by Toumani Diabate, “Anta” by Toumani Diabate, “Salaam” by Toumani Diabate — 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.

How intense is “Flamenco Sketches”?

It measures 34/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. 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 22% of songs, calmer than the other 78%. Its intensity reading of 34/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered 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 78% 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

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

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

1959 in context

The 96 songs we’ve measured from 1959 average a dynamic range of 5.9/10. 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

Intensity34
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise0
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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