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Albums like Blackwater Park
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More of this, please
If you like Blackwater Park, you need Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club because If you like Blackwater Park, try Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club (similar dynamics/imaging profile).
Buena Vista Social Club
If you like Blackwater Park, try Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club (similar dynamics/imaging profile).
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +12
- Same era (±8y): 2001 → 1997
Confidence 91% · sonic
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Hans Zimmer
If you like Blackwater Park, try Interstellar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer (similar detail/imaging profile).
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +9
- Closest sonic facets: detail/imaging
Confidence 83% · sonic
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This, but deeper / more masterful
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This, but it rewards my gear
If you like Blackwater Park, you need Voodoo by D'Angelo when you want the recording that rewards speakers and headphones because Voodoo by D'Angelo — nearer dynamics/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than Blackwater Park.
D'Angelo
Voodoo by D'Angelo — nearer dynamics/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than Blackwater Park.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
- Same era (±8y): 2001 → 2000
Confidence 91% · sonic
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Brian Eno
Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Blackwater Park.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +27
- Closest sonic facets: bass/midrange
Confidence 83% · sonic
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Joni Mitchell
Blue by Joni Mitchell — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Blackwater Park.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +27
- Closest sonic facets: bass/midrange
Confidence 83% · sonic
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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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