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10 songs that feel like Spacelab

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

Spacelab
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Spacelab
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safe 22/100 intensity 125 BPM
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Turquoise Hexagon Sun — Boards of Canada safe 121 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (121 BPM).

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Lebanese Blonde — Thievery Corporation safe 90 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 13/100. Same smooth texture.

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Águas de Março — Tom Jobim safe 130 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (20/100). Measured 90% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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10:15 Saturday Night — The Cure safe 128 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (20/100). Same smooth texture.

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White Gloves — Khruangbin safe 85 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and sits a little calmer at 16/100.

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The Fat Lady of Limbourg — Brian Eno safe 110 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

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Palace Posy — Boards of Canada moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same spacious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (20/100). Measured 80% alike.

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Tea in the Sahara — The Police safe 104 BPM

Measures 85% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (18/100). Same smooth texture.

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Music to Watch Boys To — Lana Del Rey moderate 85 BPM

A 84% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100).

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The Color of the Fire — Boards of Canada safe 85 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (18/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Spacelab” by Kraftwerk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Turquoise Hexagon Sun” by Boards of Canada, “Lebanese Blonde” by Thievery Corporation, “Águas de Março” by Tom Jobim — the top match scores 91% 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 “Spacelab”?

It measures 22/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and spoken word. Tempo is 125 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 sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 86% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 22/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and spoken word. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 97% 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

Sleep8/10
Focus9/10
Workout4/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1978 in context

The 214 songs we’ve measured from 1978 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 4/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity22
Dynamics33
Tempo47
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force40
Trigger load38

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

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