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10 songs that feel like Tabula Rasa

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

Tabula Rasa
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Tabula Rasa
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moderate 48/100 intensity 110 BPM
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Beyond — Daft Punk moderate 108 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (108 BPM).

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Tempus Vernum — Enya moderate 110 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Walk On — U2 moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Into the Great Wide Open — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers moderate 100 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Grown Ocean — Fleet Foxes safe 85 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100).

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Eagle — ABBA moderate 105 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Cassidy — Grateful Dead moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Rhiannon — Fleetwood Mac moderate 110 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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The Song Remains the Same — Led Zeppelin moderate 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Divers — Joanna Newsom moderate 110 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Hedwig's Theme by John Williams
Hedwig's Theme — John Williams safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Grace by U2
Grace — U2 safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge.

Grown Ocean by Fleet Foxes
Grown Ocean — Fleet Foxes safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100.

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The Miracle of Love — Eurythmics safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 35/100, versus the original's 48.

Me in Honey by R.E.M.
Me in Honey — R.E.M. safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Cypress by Tycho
Cypress — Tycho safe 95 BPM

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

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Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 — Johann Sebastian Bach safe 60 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 44/100.

Sæglópur by Sigur Rós
Sæglópur — Sigur Rós safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 31/100, versus the original's 48.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Tabula Rasa” by Björk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Beyond” by Daft Punk, “Tempus Vernum” by Enya, “Walk On” by U2 — 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 “Tabula Rasa” but calmer?

“Hedwig's Theme” by John Williams, “Grace” by U2, “Grown Ocean” by Fleet Foxes keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Tabula Rasa”?

It measures 48/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 110 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 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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

Intensity48
Dynamics56
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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