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10 songs that feel like Atopos

Matched to Atopos by Björk on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Atopos
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Atopos
Björk
intense 74/100 intensity 128 BPM
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For Free? (Interlude) — Kendrick Lamar intense 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Lost in the World — Kanye West intense 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same complex texture.

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I Zimbra — Talking Heads intense 110 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Astronomy Domine — Pink Floyd intense 120 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same complex texture.

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Fetch the Bolt Cutters — Fiona Apple intense 95 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100).

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Vamos — Pixies intense 140 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (75/100). Same complex texture.

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The Diamond Sea — Sonic Youth intense 110 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Measured 88% alike.

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Begging You — The Stone Roses intense 140 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (75/100). Same complex texture.

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Confutatis — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart intense 80 BPM

A 86% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and runs a little hotter at 83/100.

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Feral — Radiohead intense 120 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 83/100. Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Atopos is more than you want right now.

Gosh by Jamie xx
Gosh — Jamie xx moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 62/100, down from 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Polynomial-C by Aphex Twin
Polynomial-C — Aphex Twin moderate 152 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 56/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Panic — The Smiths moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 53/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Don't Want to Know by Fleetwood Mac
I Don't Want to Know — Fleetwood Mac moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 60/100, versus the original's 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Fever by The Black Keys
Fever — The Black Keys moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 52/100, down from 74.

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We Don't Talk About Bruno — Lin-Manuel Miranda moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Emerald Rush — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 43/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Extreme Ways — Moby moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 53/100, versus the original's 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Atopos” by Björk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “For Free? (Interlude)” by Kendrick Lamar, “Lost in the World” by Kanye West, “I Zimbra” by Talking Heads — the top match scores 98% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Atopos” but calmer?

“Gosh” by Jamie xx, “Polynomial-C” by Aphex Twin, “Panic” by The Smiths keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Atopos”?

It measures 74/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 128 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 91% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 74/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 91% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype8/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2022 in context

The 362 songs we’ve measured from 2022 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 8/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity74
Dynamics78
Tempo49
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load50

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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