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10 songs that feel like Picnic on a Frozen River / Deuxieme Tableux

Matched to Picnic on a Frozen River / Deuxieme Tableux by Faust on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Picnic on a Frozen River / Deuxieme Tableux
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Picnic on a Frozen River / Deuxieme Tableux
Faust
moderate 47/100 intensity 85 BPM
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Heliosphan — Aphex Twin moderate 120 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

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New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 2 — Mogwai moderate 85 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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There Will Never Be Another You — Sonny Rollins moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same spacious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 91% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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What's in Your Head — Disclosure moderate 110 BPM

Measures 85% the same. It sits a little calmer at 40/100. Same layered texture.

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Ný batterí — Sigur Rós moderate 85 BPM

A 85% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Music in Twelve Parts — Philip Glass moderate 80 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Love Like a Sunset — Phoenix moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same spacious pull — runs a little hotter at 53/100. Measured 87% alike.

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Mojave Plan — Tangerine Dream moderate 65 BPM

Measures 87% the same. It sits a little calmer at 38/100. Same layered texture.

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Cypress — Tycho safe 95 BPM

A 86% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and sits a little calmer at 37/100.

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Underwater Sunlight — Tangerine Dream safe 95 BPM

86% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 37/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Picnic on a Frozen River / Deuxieme Tableux is more than you want right now.

Horizon by Tycho
Horizon — Tycho safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 20/100, down from 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Logos by Tangerine Dream
Logos — Tangerine Dream safe 100 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 37/100 — the pull without the edge.

Hours by Tycho
Hours — Tycho safe 90 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 7. Reads 15/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Cypress by Tycho
Cypress — Tycho safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 37/100, versus the original's 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sapphire by Bonobo
Sapphire — Bonobo safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 21/100, down from 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 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 7. Reads 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sly by Massive Attack
Sly — Massive Attack safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 15/100, versus the original's 47.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Picnic on a Frozen River / Deuxieme Tableux” by Faust?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Heliosphan” by Aphex Twin, “New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 2” by Mogwai, “There Will Never Be Another You” by Sonny Rollins — the top match scores 92% 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 “Picnic on a Frozen River / Deuxieme Tableux” but calmer?

“Horizon” by Tycho, “Logos” by Tangerine Dream, “Hours” by Tycho keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Picnic on a Frozen River / Deuxieme Tableux”?

It measures 47/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 85 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 49% of songs, calmer than the other 51%. Its intensity reading of 47/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and instrumental. 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 slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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: Krautrock — Faust

What it’s good for

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1973 in context

The 297 songs we’ve measured from 1973 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity47
Dynamics67
Tempo25
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load50

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

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