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10 songs that feel like Mammoth

Matched to Mammoth by Pelican 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
Mammoth
Pelican
intense 67/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Passion Dance — McCoy Tyner intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Genesis — Justice intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

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Napalm Brain Scatter Brain — DJ Shadow intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 94% alike.

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La Valse — Maurice Ravel intense 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same layered texture.

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Yambeque — Tito Puente intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Helix — Justice intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

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Drum Thunder Suite — Art Blakey intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Ride of the Valkyries — Richard Wagner intense 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same layered texture.

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Flying Dutchman Overture — Richard Wagner intense 120 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Freedom — Charles Mingus intense 120 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 73/100.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Warrior — Steve Earle moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 49/100, down from 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Condi Condi — Steve Earle moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Rich Man's War — Steve Earle 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 8. Reads 49/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Amerika v6.0 — Steve Earle moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 49/100, versus the original's 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Sing My Loves — Cave In moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 53/100, down from 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Stained Silver — Cave In moderate 120 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Crisis — Freddie Hubbard moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Crisis — Art Blakey moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Mammoth” by Pelican?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Passion Dance” by McCoy Tyner, “Genesis” by Justice, “Napalm Brain Scatter Brain” by DJ Shadow — the top match scores 99% 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 “Mammoth” but calmer?

“Warrior” by Steve Earle, “Condi Condi” by Steve Earle, “Rich Man's War” by Steve Earle keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Mammoth”?

It measures 67/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 120 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 87% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 67/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent 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 87% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus4/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2005 in context

The 363 songs we’ve measured from 2005 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity67
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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