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Albums like Dummy
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If you like Dummy by Portishead, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like Dummy start with Music Has the Right to Children by Boards of Canada: If you like Dummy, try Music Has the Right to Children by Boards of Canada (similar bass/detail; electronic). A level up from Dummy is Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk: Level up via bass/midrange: Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk after Dummy. Best sounding next listen: Aja by Steely Dan. Aja by Steely Dan — nearer detail/bass profile with stronger fidelity signals than Dummy.
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Albums like Dummy
If you like Dummy, you need Music Has the Right to Children by Boards of Canada because If you like Dummy, try Music Has the Right to Children by Boards of Canada (similar bass/detail; electronic).
Boards of Canada
If you like Dummy, try Music Has the Right to Children by Boards of Canada (similar bass/detail; electronic).
- Shared genres: electronic
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +5
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Thundercat
If you like Dummy, try Drunk by Thundercat (similar bass/detail; electronic).
- Shared genres: electronic
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Closest sonic facets: bass/detail
Confidence 93% · sonic
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A level up from Dummy
If you like Dummy, you need Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk as a deeper next step because Level up via bass/midrange: Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk after Dummy.
Kraftwerk
Level up via bass/midrange: Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk after Dummy.
- Shared genres: electronic
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +6
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Massive Attack
Level up via bass/imaging: Mezzanine by Massive Attack after Dummy.
- Shared genres: trip hop, electronic
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +7
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Sade
Level up via detail/soundstage: Love Deluxe by Sade after Dummy.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
- Same era (±8y): 1994 → 1992
Confidence 91% · sonic
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Best sounding next listen
If you like Dummy, you need Aja by Steely Dan when you want the recording that rewards speakers and headphones because Aja by Steely Dan — nearer detail/bass profile with stronger fidelity signals than Dummy.
Steely Dan
Aja by Steely Dan — nearer detail/bass profile with stronger fidelity signals than Dummy.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
- Closest sonic facets: detail/bass
Confidence 83% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Brian Eno
Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Dummy.
- Shared genres: electronic
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Nina Simone
I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone — nearer detail/bass profile with stronger fidelity signals than Dummy.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
- Closest sonic facets: detail/bass
Confidence 83% · sonic
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- What albums are like Dummy?
- Music Has the Right to Children by Boards of Canada is a similar next listen after Dummy — If you like Dummy, try Music Has the Right to Children by Boards of Canada (similar bass/detail; electronic).
- What is a level up from Dummy?
- Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk is a level up from Dummy — Level up via bass/midrange: Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk after Dummy.
- What sounds best after Dummy?
- Aja by Steely Dan is the best-sounding next listen after Dummy — Aja by Steely Dan — nearer detail/bass profile with stronger fidelity signals than Dummy.
More gateway starts
- If you like Aja — Steely Dan
- If you like The Dark Side of the Moon — Pink Floyd
- If you like Ambient 1: Music for Airports — Brian Eno
- If you like Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
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