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Albums like Deus
Lauriete · similar · level up · best sounding
If you like Deus by Lauriete, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like Deus start with Music Of The Sun by Rihanna: If you like Deus, try Music Of The Sun by Rihanna (similar bass/midrange profile). A level up from Deus is You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna: Level up via bass/midrange: You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna after Deus. Best sounding next listen: The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd — nearer midrange/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than Deus.
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Albums like Deus
If you like Deus, you need Music Of The Sun by Rihanna because If you like Deus, try Music Of The Sun by Rihanna (similar bass/midrange profile).
Rihanna
If you like Deus, try Music Of The Sun by Rihanna (similar bass/midrange profile).
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
- Closest sonic facets: bass/midrange
Confidence 83% · sonic
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Craig David
If you like Deus, try Born to Do It by Craig David (similar bass/midrange profile).
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
- Closest sonic facets: bass/midrange
Confidence 83% · sonic
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Juanes
If you like Deus, try La Paga by Juanes (similar bass/midrange profile).
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
- Closest sonic facets: bass/midrange
Confidence 83% · sonic
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A level up from Deus
If you like Deus, you need You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna as a deeper next step because Level up via bass/midrange: You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna after Deus.
Madonna
Level up via bass/midrange: You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna after Deus.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
- Marked preferred stream edition
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Madonna
Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after Deus.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
- Marked preferred stream edition
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Gilbert Bécaud
Level up via bass/midrange: Une Vie Comme Un Roman by Gilbert Bécaud after Deus.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
- Closest sonic facets: bass/midrange
Confidence 83% · sonic
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Best sounding next listen
If you like Deus, you need The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd when you want the recording that rewards speakers and headphones because The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd — nearer midrange/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than Deus.
Pink Floyd
The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd — nearer midrange/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than Deus.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +20
- Marked preferred stream edition
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Steely Dan
Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Deus.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +30
- Marked preferred stream edition
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Brian Eno
Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno — nearer midrange/bass profile with stronger fidelity signals than Deus.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +30
- Closest sonic facets: midrange/bass
Confidence 83% · sonic
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Questions listeners ask
- What albums are like Deus?
- Music Of The Sun by Rihanna is a similar next listen after Deus — If you like Deus, try Music Of The Sun by Rihanna (similar bass/midrange profile).
- What is a level up from Deus?
- You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna is a level up from Deus — Level up via bass/midrange: You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna after Deus.
- What sounds best after Deus?
- The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd is the best-sounding next listen after Deus — The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd — nearer midrange/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than Deus.
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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