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10 songs that feel like Undoing a Luciferian Towers

Matched to Undoing a Luciferian Towers by Godspeed You Black Emperor 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
Undoing a Luciferian Towers
Godspeed You Black Emperor
moderate 55/100 intensity 90 BPM
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We Almost Lost Detroit — Gil Scott-Heron intense 95 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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The Daily Mail — Radiohead moderate 85 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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NY Is Killing Me — Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Measured 90% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Needle in the Hay — Elliott Smith intense 85 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Koyaanisqatsi — Philip Glass intense 80 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

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We Call Upon the Author — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds intense 95 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 61/100. Same layered texture.

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Where the Wild Things Are — Metallica intense 95 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — runs a little hotter at 61/100. Measured 87% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Lost in Hollywood — System of a Down intense 95 BPM

Measures 87% the same. It runs a little hotter at 61/100. Same layered texture.

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Ides of March — Father John Misty intense 85 BPM

A 87% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and runs a little hotter at 61/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country — Boards of Canada intense 90 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Undoing a Luciferian Towers is more than you want right now.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 12/100, down from 55. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Man in Black by Johnny Cash
The Man in Black — Johnny Cash safe 88 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 32/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
Kind of Blue — Miles Davis safe 90 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 55. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Thumbing My Way by Pearl Jam
Thumbing My Way — Pearl Jam safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 23/100, down from 55. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mr. Schwartz by Arctic Monkeys
Mr. Schwartz — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Marion by Bon Iver
Marion — Bon Iver safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8. 12/100, versus the original's 55.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Undoing a Luciferian Towers” by Godspeed You Black Emperor?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “We Almost Lost Detroit” by Gil Scott-Heron, “The Daily Mail” by Radiohead, “NY Is Killing Me” by Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx — the top match scores 98% 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 “Undoing a Luciferian Towers” but calmer?

“Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “The Man in Black” by Johnny Cash, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Undoing a Luciferian Towers”?

It measures 55/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and spoken word. Tempo is 90 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 75% of songs, calmer than the other 25%. Its intensity reading of 55/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate 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 a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 80% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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

Sleep0/10
Focus4/10
Workout4/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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 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

Intensity55
Dynamics78
Tempo28
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force40
Trigger load25

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

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