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10 songs that feel like Raddir

Matched to Raddir by Olafur Arnalds 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
Raddir
Olafur Arnalds
safe 34/100 intensity 60 BPM
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Encre — Nils Frahm safe 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Castratos Dream — William Basinski moderate 60 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same layered texture.

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Opus — Ryuichi Sakamoto safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Virthulegu Forsetar — Johann Johannsson safe 60 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same layered texture.

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The Great Silence — Johann Johannsson safe 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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The Sea and the Bells — Rachel's safe 70 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

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The Forest — Rachel's moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Measured 98% alike.

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You — Nils Frahm safe 70 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

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Esperanto — Ryuichi Sakamoto moderate 70 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100).

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Too Late Now — Ahmad Jamal safe 70 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Raddir” by Olafur Arnalds?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Encre” by Nils Frahm, “Castratos Dream” by William Basinski, “Opus” by Ryuichi Sakamoto — the top match scores 99% 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 “Raddir”?

It measures 34/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 60 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 6/10, layered texture, mild 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 100% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2018 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2018 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

Intensity34
Dynamics56
Tempo11
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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