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10 songs that feel like Raga Jog

Matched to Raga Jog by Ali Akbar Khan on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Raga Jog
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Raga Jog
Ali Akbar Khan
moderate 54/100 intensity 60 BPM
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Quartet for the End of Time — Olivier Messiaen intense 50 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same feel and runs a little hotter at 60/100.

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Music in Twelve Parts — Philip Glass moderate 80 BPM

76% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 45/100.

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Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 — Johannes Brahms intense 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel — runs a little hotter at 60/100. Measured 94% alike.

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Symphony No 2 — Jean Sibelius moderate 60 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It sits a little calmer at 48/100.

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Fantasie in F Minor, D. 940 — Franz Schubert moderate 80 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

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It's Natural to Be Afraid — Explosions in the Sky intense 70 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 60/100.

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Detach — Hans Zimmer moderate 60 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — sits a little calmer at 48/100. Measured 89% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Let Me Back In — Explosions in the Sky moderate 85 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100).

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The Wall — Pink Floyd moderate 75 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100).

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En Saga — Jean Sibelius moderate 90 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 47/100.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Raga Jog is more than you want right now.

Universal Sound by Tyler Childers
Universal Sound — Tyler Childers safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 15/100, down from 54.

The Pearl by Harold Budd
The Pearl — Harold Budd safe 50 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence — Ryuichi Sakamoto safe 70 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 38/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 — Frédéric Chopin safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 25/100, versus the original's 54. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 23/100, down from 54.

Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift
Champagne Problems — Taylor Swift safe 68 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Re Stacks by Bon Iver
Re Stacks — Bon Iver safe 70 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 22/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 22/100, versus the original's 54.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Raga Jog” by Ali Akbar Khan?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Quartet for the End of Time” by Olivier Messiaen, “Music in Twelve Parts” by Philip Glass, “Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68” by Johannes Brahms — the top match scores 95% 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 “Raga Jog” but calmer?

“Universal Sound” by Tyler Childers, “The Pearl” by Harold Budd, “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” by Ryuichi Sakamoto keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Raga Jog”?

It measures 54/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate 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 74% of songs, calmer than the other 26%. Its intensity reading of 54/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex 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 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

Sleep1/10
Focus5/10
Workout4/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1993 in context

The 260 songs we’ve measured from 1993 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. 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

Intensity54
Dynamics78
Tempo11
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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