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10 songs that feel like Nightmarket

Matched to Nightmarket 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.

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Nightmarket
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moderate 48/100 intensity 130 BPM
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Strange World — Iron Maiden moderate 95 BPM

A 86% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and runs a little hotter at 54/100.

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Get in the Mind Shaft — Jack White moderate 95 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 41/100. Same layered texture.

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Spoon — Can moderate 96 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — runs a little hotter at 56/100. Measured 87% alike.

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Turkey Dog Coma — Flying Lotus moderate 95 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Daily Routine — Animal Collective moderate 95 BPM

A 87% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and runs a little hotter at 54/100.

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Bel Air — Can moderate 118 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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wonder 2 — my bloody valentine intense 85 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — runs a little hotter at 60/100. Measured 86% alike.

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One More Night — Can moderate 128 BPM

Measures 85% the same. It runs a little hotter at 54/100. Same layered texture.

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A 85% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100).

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Cello Song — Nick Drake moderate 72 BPM

82% 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 Nightmarket is more than you want right now.

Dark Paradise by Lana Del Rey
Dark Paradise — Lana Del Rey safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 19/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4 — Frédéric Chopin safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Help Me Lose My Mind — Disclosure safe 126 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 30/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 35/100, versus the original's 48.

Shades of Cool by Lana Del Rey
Shades of Cool — Lana Del Rey safe 46 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 14/100, down from 48.

Heroin by Lana Del Rey
Heroin — Lana Del Rey safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge.

Happiness Is a Butterfly by Lana Del Rey
Happiness Is a Butterfly — Lana Del Rey safe 78 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 12/100.

Sweet by Lana Del Rey
Sweet — Lana Del Rey safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 15/100, versus the original's 48.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Nightmarket” by Burial?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Strange World” by Iron Maiden, “Get in the Mind Shaft” by Jack White, “Spoon” by Can — the top match scores 86% 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 “Nightmarket” but calmer?

“Dark Paradise” by Lana Del Rey, “Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4” by Frédéric Chopin, “Help Me Lose My Mind” by Disclosure keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Nightmarket”?

It measures 48/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and spoken word. Tempo is 130 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 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 86% 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.

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What it’s good for

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2016 in context

The 368 songs we’ve measured from 2016 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity48
Dynamics56
Tempo50
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force40
Trigger load25

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

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