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10 songs that feel like Vordhosbn

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

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Vordhosbn
Aphex Twin
intense 89/100 intensity 170 BPM
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33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli — Ludwig van Beethoven intense 120 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100).

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Out of This World — John Coltrane intense 120 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

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Sun Ship — John Coltrane intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Measured 89% alike.

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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini — Sergei Rachmaninoff intense 120 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

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Symphony No. 5 in E minor — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky intense 120 BPM

A 82% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and sits a little calmer at 70/100.

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The Prime Time of Your Life — Daft Punk intense 120 BPM

85% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 75/100.

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Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time) — Eric Dolphy intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — sits a little calmer at 82/100. Measured 82% alike.

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Manfred Symphony — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky intense 100 BPM

Measures 84% the same. It sits a little calmer at 83/100. Same complex texture.

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Jam Back at the House — Jimi Hendrix intense 95 BPM

A 83% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and sits a little calmer at 82/100.

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Four Sticks — Led Zeppelin intense 120 BPM

85% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 76/100. Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Nannou by Aphex Twin
Nannou — Aphex Twin safe 160 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 17/100, down from 89. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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CPR — Wet Leg moderate 130 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 86/100 — the pull without the edge.

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I've Gotta Get a Message to You — Bee Gees moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 60/100.

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Sweet Heart Sweet Light — Spiritualized moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 61/100, versus the original's 89.

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Hunger — Florence and the Machine moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 52/100, down from 89.

Pagan Poetry by Björk
Pagan Poetry — Björk moderate 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 30/100 — the pull without the edge.

Flim by Aphex Twin
Flim — Aphex Twin safe 148 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 9. Reads 29/100.

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Butcher the Song — Cursive moderate 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 54/100, versus the original's 89.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Vordhosbn” by Aphex Twin?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli” by Ludwig van Beethoven, “Out of This World” by John Coltrane, “Sun Ship” by John Coltrane — the top match scores 89% 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 “Vordhosbn” but calmer?

“Nannou” by Aphex Twin, “CPR” by Wet Leg, “I've Gotta Get a Message to You” by Bee Gees keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Vordhosbn”?

It measures 89/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, extreme sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 170 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 98% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 89/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, extreme 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 98% 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, calmer: My Red Hot Car — Squarepusher

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout6/10
Dinner3/10
Party / hype9/10

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

2001 in context

The 324 songs we’ve measured from 2001 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity89
Dynamics89
Tempo72
Surprise100
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load50

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

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