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10 songs that feel like Theme from Foil

Matched to Theme from Foil by Autechre 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
Theme from Foil
Autechre
moderate 69/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Kitchen Sink — Amon Tobin moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Sketch 2 for Commissioner — Tim Hecker intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

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Castrati Stack — Tim Hecker intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Nil Admirari — Tim Hecker intense 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

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Not Goodnight — Tim Hecker intense 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Studio of the Street — Tim Hecker intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

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Stab Variations — Tim Hecker intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Fog Lattice — Tim Hecker intense 90 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same complex texture.

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Apondalifa — Tim Hecker intense 90 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100).

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Hatred of Music — Tim Hecker intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 24/100, down from 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Seigfried by Frank Ocean
Seigfried — Frank Ocean safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 33/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

People's Parties by Joni Mitchell
People's Parties — Joni Mitchell safe 110 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 24/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Man on the Moon by R.E.M.
Man on the Moon — R.E.M. safe 115 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

New Test Leper by R.E.M.
New Test Leper — R.E.M. safe 110 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 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge.

Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
Kind of Blue — Miles Davis safe 90 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 22/100.

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

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 17/100, versus the original's 69.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Theme from Foil” by Autechre?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Kitchen Sink” by Amon Tobin, “Sketch 2 for Commissioner” by Tim Hecker, “Castrati Stack” by Tim Hecker — 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 “Theme from Foil” but calmer?

“It's Too Late” by Carole King, “Seigfried” by Frank Ocean, “People's Parties” by Joni Mitchell keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Theme from Foil”?

It measures 69/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex 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 89% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 69/100 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 89% 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.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity69
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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