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10 songs that feel like Separation

Matched to Separation by Camel 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
Separation
Camel
moderate 38/100 intensity 70 BPM
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Remember Me as a Time of Day — Explosions in the Sky safe 70 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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I Offered It Up to the Stars — Dirty Three moderate 70 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Hope — Dirty Three moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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The Coral Sea — Dirty Three moderate 70 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Sometimes I Cry at the Piano — Rachel's moderate 70 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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Threnody 1 — William Basinski moderate 60 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Rotten Flag — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 98% alike.

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1000 Miles — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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That Day Climbed Its Own Tree — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

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Doris — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Us and Them by Pink Floyd
Us and Them — Pink Floyd safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 29/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 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 7. Reads 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Merry Go 'Round by Kacey Musgraves
Merry Go 'Round — Kacey Musgraves safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 38.

Bird on the Wire by Leonard Cohen
Bird on the Wire — Leonard Cohen safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 16/100, down from 38.

Banjo by Leonard Cohen
Banjo — Leonard Cohen safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

On the Level by Leonard Cohen
On the Level — Leonard Cohen safe 80 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 7. Reads 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

It Seemed the Better Way by Leonard Cohen
It Seemed the Better Way — Leonard Cohen safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Separation” by Camel?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Remember Me as a Time of Day” by Explosions in the Sky, “I Offered It Up to the Stars” by Dirty Three, “Hope” by Dirty Three — 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.

What songs are like “Separation” but calmer?

“Us and Them” by Pink Floyd, “Both Sides, Now” by Joni Mitchell, “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Separation”?

It measures 38/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 27% of songs, calmer than the other 73%. Its intensity reading of 38/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild 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 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.

What it’s good for

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

1975 in context

The 249 songs we’ve measured from 1975 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity38
Dynamics67
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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