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10 songs that feel like Isi

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

The song you love
Isi
Neu!
moderate 40/100 intensity 138 BPM
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Supercut — Lorde moderate 124 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

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Cortez the Killer — Neil Young moderate 136 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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I Wanna Be Adored — The Stone Roses moderate 125 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Wishes — Beach House moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Star Roving — Slowdive moderate 140 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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F for You — Disclosure moderate 110 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 33/100. Same layered texture.

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Know You — Bonobo moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Measured 91% alike.

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Judy and the Dream of Horses — Belle and Sebastian safe 125 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Iceblink Luck — Cocteau Twins safe 124 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

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Enola Gay — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark moderate 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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The Fat Lady of Limbourg — Brian Eno safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 19/100, down from 40.

Spacelab by Kraftwerk
Spacelab — Kraftwerk safe 125 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.

Weissensee by Neu!
Weissensee — Neu! safe 135 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 25/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Für Immer by Neu!
Für Immer — Neu! safe 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 18/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

E-Musik by Neu!
E-Musik — Neu! safe 135 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 19/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Daydreamer by Adele
Daydreamer — Adele safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 13/100.

Say Yes to Heaven by Lana Del Rey
Say Yes to Heaven — Lana Del Rey safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 11/100, versus the original's 40.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Isi” by Neu!?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Supercut” by Lorde, “Cortez the Killer” by Neil Young, “I Wanna Be Adored” by The Stone Roses — the top match scores 95% 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 “Isi” but calmer?

“The Fat Lady of Limbourg” by Brian Eno, “Spacelab” by Kraftwerk, “Weissensee” by Neu! keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Isi”?

It measures 40/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 138 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 34% of songs, calmer than the other 66%. Its intensity reading of 40/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft vocals. 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 90% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout5/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1975 in context

The 249 songs we’ve measured from 1975 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity40
Dynamics56
Tempo54
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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