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10 songs that feel like La Villa Strangiato

Matched to La Villa Strangiato by Rush 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
La Villa Strangiato
Rush
intense 78/100 intensity 140 BPM
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Boogie Stop Shuffle — Charles Mingus intense 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100).

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Free Jazz — Ornette Coleman intense 160 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

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Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 — Ludwig van Beethoven intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Scuttle Buttin' — Stevie Ray Vaughan intense 140 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same complex texture.

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Gaspard de la nuit — Maurice Ravel intense 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100).

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Rude Mood — Stevie Ray Vaughan intense 130 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same complex texture.

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King of the Surf Guitar — Dick Dale intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Sketch 2 for Commissioner — Tim Hecker intense 120 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

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Nil Admirari — Tim Hecker intense 120 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100).

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Not Goodnight — Tim Hecker intense 120 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when La Villa Strangiato is more than you want right now.

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My Neighbor Totoro — Joe Hisaishi safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 23/100, down from 78.

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Tchaikovsky
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy — Tchaikovsky safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Spud Infinity — Big Thief safe 120 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 9. Reads 24/100.

Heiße Lippen by Cluster
Heiße Lippen — Cluster safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9. 17/100, versus the original's 78.

Moonshake by Can
Moonshake — Can moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 43/100, down from 78.

She's in Fashion by Suede
She's in Fashion — Suede moderate 128 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 47/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Birthday Pony — Fugazi moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 62/100.

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Dracula — Tame Impala moderate 118 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 53/100, versus the original's 78.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “La Villa Strangiato” by Rush?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Boogie Stop Shuffle” by Charles Mingus, “Free Jazz” by Ornette Coleman, “Grosse Fuge, Op. 133” by Ludwig van Beethoven — 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 “La Villa Strangiato” but calmer?

“My Neighbor Totoro” by Joe Hisaishi, “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” by Tchaikovsky, “Spud Infinity” by Big Thief keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “La Villa Strangiato”?

It measures 78/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 140 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 94% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 78/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent 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 a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout9/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype8/10

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

1978 in context

The 214 songs we’ve measured from 1978 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity78
Dynamics89
Tempo56
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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