10 songs that feel like Death Rays
Matched to Death Rays by Mogwai on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 98% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100).
92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Measured 98% alike.
Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.
A 98% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100).
98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same cathartic pull — runs a little hotter at 60/100. Measured 97% alike.
Measures 90% the same. It sits a little calmer at 45/100. Same layered texture.
A 95% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100).
95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Death Rays is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 27/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 37/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 8. Reads 45/100.
Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 34/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 8. Reads 23/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 34/100, versus the original's 53.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Death Rays” by Mogwai?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Symphony No 5” by Jean Sibelius, “Catastrophe and the Cure” by Explosions in the Sky, “Jeux d'eau” by Maurice Ravel — 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 “Death Rays” but calmer?
“The Times They Are a-Changin'” by Bob Dylan, “Cypress” by Tycho, “Carolyn's Fingers” by Cocteau Twins keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Death Rays”?
It measures 53/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 110 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
On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 69% of songs, calmer than the other 31%. Its intensity reading of 53/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and instrumental. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 80% 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2011 in context
The 372 songs we’ve measured from 2011 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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