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10 songs that feel like Choking Gust

Matched to Choking Gust 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
Choking Gust
Amon Tobin
intense 73/100 intensity 120 BPM
We Have Explosive — Future Sound of London intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Armageddon — Art Blakey intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

Hoedown — Emerson Lake and Palmer intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Hatred of Music — Tim Hecker intense 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

Sketch 2 for Commissioner — Tim Hecker intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Castrati Stack — Tim Hecker intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

Nil Admirari — Tim Hecker intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Not Goodnight — Tim Hecker intense 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

Studio of the Street — Tim Hecker intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Stab Variations — Tim Hecker intense 120 BPM

99% 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 Choking Gust is more than you want right now.

Lace Flex — Floating Points moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 43/100, down from 73. Nearly the same tempo, too.

King Bromeliad — Floating Points moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 43/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Ratio — Floating Points moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 43/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Vacuum Boogie — Floating Points moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 39/100, versus the original's 73. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Dracula — Tame Impala & JENNIE moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 53/100, down from 73. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Cryogen — Muse moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Have Confidence — Julie Andrews moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 64/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Twin Plagues — Wednesday 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 73. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Choking Gust” by Amon Tobin?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “We Have Explosive” by Future Sound of London, “Armageddon” by Art Blakey, “Hoedown” by Emerson Lake and Palmer — 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 “Choking Gust” but calmer?

“Lace Flex” by Floating Points, “King Bromeliad” by Floating Points, “Ratio” by Floating Points keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Choking Gust”?

It measures 73/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 91% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 73/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 91% 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
Focus3/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype8/10

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

2022 in context

The 362 songs we’ve measured from 2022 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity73
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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