10 songs that feel like Of the Mute Birds
Matched to Of the Mute Birds by Godspeed You Black Emperor on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 98% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100).
90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 52/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Measured 90% alike.
Measures 87% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).
A 89% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and runs a little hotter at 71/100.
88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 73/100.
Keeps the same transcendent pull — runs a little hotter at 73/100. Measured 88% alike.
Measures 90% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.
A 96% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100).
90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Of the Mute Birds is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 8/100, down from 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.
It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 41/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 48/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. 25/100, versus the original's 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 37/100, down from 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.
It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 48/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
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.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. 15/100, versus the original's 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Of the Mute Birds” by Godspeed You Black Emperor?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Virginal I” by Tim Hecker, “Köln, January 24, 1975, Part I” by Keith Jarrett, “Harmonium” by Tim Hecker — the top match scores 98% 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 “Of the Mute Birds” but calmer?
“The Big Ship” by Brian Eno, “Adagio from Symphony No. 10” by Gustav Mahler, “Detach” by Hans Zimmer keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Of the Mute Birds”?
It measures 62/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 70 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 83% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 62/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered 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 slow, unhurried pace: 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 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.
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What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2015 in context
The 373 songs we’ve measured from 2015 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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