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10 songs that feel like Proper Hoodidge

Matched to Proper Hoodidge by Amon Tobin 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
Proper Hoodidge
Amon Tobin
moderate 66/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Dungeoneering — Tim Hecker intense 90 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Fog Lattice — Tim Hecker intense 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same complex texture.

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Apondalifa — Tim Hecker intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Eutow — Autechre moderate 120 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same complex texture.

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Matrix — Chick Corea moderate 120 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100).

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We Have Explosive — Future Sound of London intense 120 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 73/100. Same complex texture.

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In the Fog — Tim Hecker intense 70 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Desire Lines — Tim Hecker intense 70 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same complex texture.

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Theme from Foil — Autechre moderate 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100).

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Cipater — Autechre intense 120 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 73/100. Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 41/100, down from 66.

Gymnopédies No. 1 by Erik Satie
Gymnopédies No. 1 — Erik Satie safe 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mas Que Nada by Jorge Ben
Mas Que Nada — Jorge Ben safe 100 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 35/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Riptide by Vance Joy
Riptide — Vance Joy safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 22/100, versus the original's 66. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Heart of Gold by Neil Young
Heart of Gold — Neil Young safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 17/100, down from 66. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot
If You Could Read My Mind — Gordon Lightfoot safe 85 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 7. Reads 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

One Piece at a Time by Johnny Cash
One Piece at a Time — Johnny Cash safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 29/100, versus the original's 66. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Proper Hoodidge” by Amon Tobin?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Dungeoneering” by Tim Hecker, “Fog Lattice” by Tim Hecker, “Apondalifa” by Tim Hecker — the top match scores 96% 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 “Proper Hoodidge” but calmer?

“Monday Morning” by Fleetwood Mac, “Gymnopédies No. 1” by Erik Satie, “Mas Que Nada” by Jorge Ben keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Proper Hoodidge”?

It measures 66/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 90 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 66/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex 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
Workout5/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype5/10

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 7/10, 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

Intensity66
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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