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10 songs that feel like Wanderer

Matched to Wanderer by William Basinski 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
Wanderer
William Basinski
safe 17/100 intensity 60 BPM
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Trio Sonata — Max Richter safe 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Pico — Labradford safe 60 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Same layered texture.

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El Lago — Labradford safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Music for Airports — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Same layered texture.

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In Dark Trees — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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David — Labradford safe 70 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Same layered texture.

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Horizon — Tycho safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (20/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Strictly for the Dextroamphetamine Fiend — Stars of the Lid safe 60 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Same layered texture.

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Zawinul Lava — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Canon in D — Johann Pachelbel safe 65 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (18/100). Same layered texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Wanderer” by William Basinski?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Trio Sonata” by Max Richter, “Pico” by Labradford, “El Lago” by Labradford — 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.

How intense is “Wanderer”?

It measures 17/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 60 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 93% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 17/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 100% 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

Sleep9/10
Focus10/10
Workout0/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype1/10

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

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity17
Dynamics33
Tempo11
Surprise0
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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