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10 songs that feel like Flim

Matched to Flim 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.

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Flim
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safe 29/100 intensity 148 BPM
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Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4 — Frédéric Chopin safe 120 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100).

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Miles' Mode — John Coltrane safe 140 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Same smooth texture.

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Way Out West — Sonny Rollins safe 140 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — runs a little hotter at 36/100. Measured 92% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Meeting in the Aisle — Radiohead safe 90 BPM

Measures 88% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Same smooth texture.

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Autumn Leaves — Keith Jarrett safe 140 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and runs a little hotter at 36/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Mas Alla — Pat Metheny Group safe 110 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Same smooth texture.

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Very Early — Bill Evans safe 140 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — sits a little calmer at 22/100. Measured 90% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Nardis — Bill Evans safe 140 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It sits a little calmer at 22/100. Same smooth texture.

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Lambs Caribou — Plaid moderate 120 BPM

A 84% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and runs a little hotter at 39/100.

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Pulcinella Suite — Igor Stravinsky safe 120 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Flim” by Aphex Twin?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4” by Frédéric Chopin, “Miles' Mode” by John Coltrane, “Way Out West” by Sonny Rollins — the top match scores 93% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

How intense is “Flim”?

It measures 29/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 148 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 sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 81% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 29/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, mild 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 97% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — 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

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout4/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1997 in context

The 389 songs we’ve measured from 1997 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. At 4/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity29
Dynamics33
Tempo60
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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