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10 songs that feel like Clock Catcher

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

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Clock Catcher
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intense 89/100 intensity 170 BPM
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Free Jazz — Ornette Coleman intense 160 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and sits a little calmer at 80/100.

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Civilization Day — Ornette Coleman intense 140 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 74/100. Same complex texture.

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Free for All — Art Blakey intense 180 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — sits a little calmer at 82/100. Measured 91% alike.

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Peek 824545201 — Aphex Twin intense 180 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Same complex texture.

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Chasin' the Trane — John Coltrane intense 180 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and sits a little calmer at 82/100.

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Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" — Ludwig van Beethoven intense 138 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 82/100. Same complex texture.

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Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" — Ludwig van Beethoven intense 142 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (90/100). Measured 92% alike.

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Twerpolk — Chick Corea intense 180 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It sits a little calmer at 78/100. Same complex texture.

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Drukqs — Aphex Twin intense 140 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and sits a little calmer at 82/100.

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Tour de Force — Dizzy Gillespie intense 200 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 80/100. Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

The Wicker Man by Iron Maiden
The Wicker Man — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 62/100, down from 89.

Hurricane by Bob Dylan
Hurricane — Bob Dylan moderate 144 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 55/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 49/100.

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Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 70/100, versus the original's 89.

Peek-A-Boo! by Devo
Peek-A-Boo! — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 60/100, down from 89.

Working in the Coal Mine by Devo
Working in the Coal Mine — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne — Suicide moderate 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 48/100.

Charm Assault by Ride
Charm Assault — Ride moderate 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 48/100, versus the original's 89.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Clock Catcher” by Flying Lotus?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Free Jazz” by Ornette Coleman, “Civilization Day” by Ornette Coleman, “Free for All” by Art Blakey — the top match scores 90% 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 “Clock Catcher” but calmer?

“The Wicker Man” by Iron Maiden, “Hurricane” by Bob Dylan, “Vertigo” by The Libertines keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Clock Catcher”?

It measures 89/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, extreme sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 170 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 98% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 89/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, extreme shifts, and instrumental. 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 98% 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.

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What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout6/10
Dinner3/10
Party / hype9/10

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

2010 in context

The 254 songs we’ve measured from 2010 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity89
Dynamics89
Tempo72
Surprise100
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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