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10 songs that feel like Green Calx

Matched to Green Calx 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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intense 76/100 intensity 128 BPM
Up 'Gainst the Wall — John Coltrane intense 140 BPM

A 85% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and sits a little calmer at 65/100.

Round Trip — Ornette Coleman intense 140 BPM

85% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 65/100.

Out to Lunch — Eric Dolphy intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — sits a little calmer at 65/100. Measured 85% alike.

Conduit For Sale! — Pavement intense 160 BPM

Measures 84% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100).

Civilization Day — Ornette Coleman intense 140 BPM

A 82% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100).

Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 — Ludwig van Beethoven intense 120 BPM

81% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100).

Ronin — Sturgill Simpson intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — sits a little calmer at 60/100. Measured 81% alike.

The Black Angel's Death Song — The Velvet Underground intense 70 BPM

Measures 81% the same. It sits a little calmer at 68/100.

Fracture — King Crimson intense 152 BPM

A 81% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and sits a little calmer at 70/100.

Hat and Beard — Eric Dolphy intense 140 BPM

85% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 65/100.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 49/100, down from 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Anthrax — Gang of Four moderate 120 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 69/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 70/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Peek-A-Boo! by Devo
Peek-A-Boo! — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 60/100, versus the original's 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 60/100, down from 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Working in the Coal Mine by Devo
Working in the Coal Mine — Devo moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mr. Ray by Suicide
Mr. Ray — Suicide moderate 135 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Actor Out of Work by St. Vincent
Actor Out of Work — St. Vincent moderate 126 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 60/100, versus the original's 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Green Calx” by Aphex Twin?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Up 'Gainst the Wall” by John Coltrane, “Round Trip” by Ornette Coleman, “Out to Lunch” by Eric Dolphy — the top match scores 85% 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 “Green Calx” but calmer?

“Vertigo” by The Libertines, “Anthrax” by Gang of Four, “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Green Calx”?

It measures 76/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, abrasive texture, moderate sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 128 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 92% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 76/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, abrasive texture, moderate 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 92% 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: Misterioso — Thelonious Monk

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout8/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype8/10

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

1992 in context

The 233 songs we’ve measured from 1992 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. 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

Intensity76
Dynamics67
Tempo49
Surprise50
Density100
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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