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10 songs that feel like Matrix

Matched to Matrix by Chick Corea 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
Matrix
Chick Corea
moderate 69/100 intensity 120 BPM
Sue's Changes — Charles Mingus intense 120 BPM

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

Kitchen Sink — Amon Tobin moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same complex texture.

Choking Gust — Amon Tobin intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

We Have Explosive — Future Sound of London intense 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

Boogie Stop Shuffle — Charles Mingus intense 120 BPM

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

Pithecanthropus Erectus — Charles Mingus intense 120 BPM

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

Reincarnation of a Lovebird — Charles Mingus intense 120 BPM

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

Theme from Foil — Autechre moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same complex texture.

Rude Mood — Stevie Ray Vaughan intense 130 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100).

Station — Russian Circles moderate 130 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 41/100, down from 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Whitney Houston safe 119 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 40/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Less I Know the Better by Tame Impala
The Less I Know the Better — Tame Impala safe 116 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 29/100, versus the original's 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a-Changin' — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 27/100, down from 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Changes by David Bowie
Changes — David Bowie safe 124 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Let's Dance by David Bowie
Let's Dance — David Bowie safe 115 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 38/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
9 to 5 — Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 42/100, versus the original's 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Matrix” by Chick Corea?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Sue's Changes” by Charles Mingus, “Kitchen Sink” by Amon Tobin, “Choking Gust” by Amon Tobin — the top match scores 96% 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 “Matrix” but calmer?

“Monday Morning” by Fleetwood Mac, “It's Too Late” by Carole King, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Matrix”?

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.

1968 in context

The 182 songs we’ve measured from 1968 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

Intensity69
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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