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10 songs that feel like Digeridoo

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

Digeridoo
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Digeridoo
Aphex Twin
intense 76/100 intensity 156 BPM
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Civilization Day — Ornette Coleman intense 140 BPM

A 87% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100).

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YYZ — Rush intense 152 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 66/100.

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Up 'Gainst the Wall — John Coltrane intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — sits a little calmer at 65/100. Measured 89% alike.

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Misirlou — Dick Dale intense 140 BPM

Measures 87% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100).

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Mars — John Coltrane intense 140 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and sits a little calmer at 69/100.

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G.W. — Eric Dolphy intense 200 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100).

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My Red Hot Car — Squarepusher intense 160 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Measured 87% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (160 BPM).

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Vic Acid — Squarepusher intense 160 BPM

Measures 87% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100).

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Theme from Goodbye Goodbody — Squarepusher intense 160 BPM

A 87% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (160 BPM).

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Fracture — King Crimson intense 152 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 70/100.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Death or Glory by Iron Maiden
Death or Glory — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Intensity 55/100, down from 76.

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Breathless — X moderate 130 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Bliss — Muse moderate 140 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Reads 55/100.

Born to Run by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Born to Run — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. 54/100, versus the original's 76.

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Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Intensity 70/100, down from 76.

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Rumble — Link Wray moderate 140 BPM

It trades the harsher texture for something layered, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Reads 60/100.

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Extreme Ways — Moby moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. 53/100, versus the original's 76.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Digeridoo” by Aphex Twin?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Civilization Day” by Ornette Coleman, “YYZ” by Rush, “Up 'Gainst the Wall” by John Coltrane — the top match scores 87% 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 “Digeridoo” but calmer?

“Death or Glory” by Iron Maiden, “Breathless” by X, “Bliss” by Muse keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Digeridoo”?

It measures 76/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, harsh texture, moderate sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 156 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 92% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 76/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, harsh texture, moderate 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 95% 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, calmer: Misterioso — Thelonious Monk

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout8/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype8/10

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

1992 in context

The 233 songs we’ve measured from 1992 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. 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

Intensity76
Dynamics78
Tempo64
Surprise50
Density85
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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