16 artists like Gustav Holst
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 18 Gustav Holst songs (averaging 44/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same heavy register and runs hotter overall (56/100). 84 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (41/100), with the same calm register running through 48 measured songs.
17 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — averages almost the same intensity (43/100).
Shares the same serene register and averages almost the same intensity (47/100). 15 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (56/100), with the same contemplative register running through 15 measured songs.
15 measured songs that keep the same reflective register — averages almost the same intensity (49/100).
Shares the same joyful register and averages almost the same intensity (39/100). 46 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (60/100), with the same calm register running through 28 measured songs.
110 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (50/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (48/100). 89 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (52/100), with the same melancholy register running through 82 measured songs.
64 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (49/100).
Shares the same calm register and runs hotter overall (52/100). 60 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (53/100), with the same melancholy register running through 57 measured songs.
49 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — averages almost the same intensity (44/100).
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Gustav Holst?
The closest matches we measure are Black Sabbath, Frédéric Chopin, Johannes Brahms. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 18 measured Gustav Holst songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Black Sabbath: “Breakout” (88% feel-match); Frédéric Chopin: “Aeolian Harp Etude” (95% feel-match); Johannes Brahms: “Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77” (94% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Gustav Holst centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Gustav Holst overall?
Across 18 measured songs, Gustav Holst averages 44/100 on our intensity scale. Individual songs vary — see the full catalog breakdown on their artist page.
How do you decide two artists are similar?
Every song is measured on 8 dimensions (intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force, fine sound detail). We compare an artist's catalogue centre of gravity to every other artist's, then weight shared mood tags. Matches cross genre and era, because the measurements don't know what genre is.
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