Artist profile
Nosaj Thing is an electronic music producer known for intricate, sample-based compositions that blend ambient textures with rhythmic precision. His work spans instrumental hip-hop and experimental electronica, characterized by layered production and meticulous sound design.
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Plan a set with Nosaj Thing tracks scored against the rest of the catalog
Nosaj Thing is a high-energy with strong drive — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Electronica pocket.
Across 10 analysed tracks, Nosaj Thing averages 62% energy — harder than 86% of individual Electronica tracks — and 58% groove, groovier than 59%.
Measured against 14,430 Electronica tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between Nosaj Thing’s 10 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 1 catalogue clears the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 1 with the widest margin over chance are below.
Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.
11 of the 400 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.3. They come from 5 different Nosaj Thing tracks.
Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.
DJs and producers closest to Nosaj Thing by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Nosaj Thing, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
Nosaj Thing's tracks in our catalog range from 67 to 134 BPM, with a median of 130 BPM. Across 10 tracks, the most common range falls in the 130–135 BPM bucket.
Nosaj Thing's tracks are mostly in minor keys (90% minor across 10 tracks). The most common single key is 7A (D Minor) with 4 tracks.
We scored every transition between Nosaj Thing's 10 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 1 catalogue clears the bar by more than chance would give, and Jon Gurd are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page.
Nosaj Thing sits closest to Shigeto, Shlohmo, Teebs in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
Our catalog has Nosaj Thing releases spanning 2011 to 2012, with the most tracks from the 2010s.