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10 songs that feel like TELEKINESIS

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

TELEKINESIS
The song you love
TELEKINESIS
Travis Scott
moderate 57/100 intensity 83 BPM
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Machinist — Japanese Breakfast moderate 95 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100).

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Keep Talking — Pink Floyd moderate 95 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Same layered texture.

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The Happening — Pixies moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same spacious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Waterfall — The Stone Roses moderate 110 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.

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Scatterbrain — Radiohead moderate 95 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100).

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So Young — Suede moderate 95 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Same layered texture.

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Born — Sharon Van Etten moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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OX4 — Ride moderate 95 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It sits a little calmer at 51/100. Same layered texture.

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Diving Woman — Japanese Breakfast moderate 95 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and sits a little calmer at 51/100.

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Splitting the Atom — Massive Attack moderate 90 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 50/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Horizon by Tycho
Horizon — Tycho 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 20/100, down from 57. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Heaven — Talking Heads safe 80 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 7. Reads 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Father to a Sister of Thought by Pavement
Father to a Sister of Thought — Pavement safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 39/100, versus the original's 57.

Sugar for the Pill by Slowdive
Sugar for the Pill — Slowdive safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 57.

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 I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 35/100, versus the original's 57. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “TELEKINESIS” by Travis Scott?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Machinist” by Japanese Breakfast, “Keep Talking” by Pink Floyd, “The Happening” by Pixies — the top match scores 94% 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 “TELEKINESIS” but calmer?

“Horizon” by Tycho, “Überlin” by R.E.M., “Heaven” by Talking Heads keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “TELEKINESIS”?

It measures 57/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 83 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 76% of songs, calmer than the other 24%. Its intensity reading of 57/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic 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 slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus4/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2023 in context

The 188 songs we’ve measured from 2023 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity57
Dynamics67
Tempo24
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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