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10 songs that feel like Vessel

Matched to Vessel by Jon Hopkins 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
Vessel
Jon Hopkins
moderate 43/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Pyramid — Four Tet moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Momentum — Nils Frahm moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Horsefish — Amon Tobin moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Bias — Floating Points moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Kelso — Floating Points moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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ISDN — Future Sound of London moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Silurian Blue — Floating Points moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Tong Poo — Ryuichi Sakamoto moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Australasia — Pelican moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Lush 3 — Orbital moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Horizon by Tycho
Horizon — Tycho safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 20/100, down from 43.

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The Hall of Mirrors — Kraftwerk safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Inside Out — Spoon safe 115 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 33/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Sprout and the Bean — Joanna Newsom safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Mr. Tambourine Man — The Byrds safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 31/100, down from 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Mr Magic (Through the Smoke) — Amy Winehouse safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 30/100.

Flim by Aphex Twin
Flim — Aphex Twin safe 148 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 29/100, versus the original's 43.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Vessel” by Jon Hopkins?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Pyramid” by Four Tet, “Momentum” by Nils Frahm, “Horsefish” by Amon Tobin — 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 “Vessel” but calmer?

“Horizon” by Tycho, “The Hall of Mirrors” by Kraftwerk, “Inside Out” by Spoon keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Vessel”?

It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 120 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 39% of songs, calmer than the other 61%. Its intensity reading of 43/100 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 deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 61% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2013 in context

The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity43
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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