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10 songs that feel like Port Rhombus

Matched to Port Rhombus by Squarepusher 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 77/100 intensity 170 BPM
Metalheadz — Goldie intense 170 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (170 BPM).

Bucephalus Bouncing Ball — Aphex Twin intense 180 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Same complex texture.

Nitro — Dick Dale intense 200 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Measured 94% alike.

Civilization Day — Ornette Coleman intense 140 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same complex texture.

Misirlou — Dick Dale intense 140 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100).

Death of a Gremmie — Dick Dale intense 180 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Same complex texture.

Banzai Washout — Dick Dale intense 180 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Measured 95% alike.

Twerpolk — Chick Corea intense 180 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Same complex texture.

Peek 824545201 — Aphex Twin intense 180 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and runs a little hotter at 86/100.

Free for All — Art Blakey intense 180 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Bliss — Muse moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 55/100, down from 77.

Rumble — Link Wray moderate 140 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge.

We Don't Talk About Bruno — Lin-Manuel Miranda moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 60/100.

Extreme Ways — Moby moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 53/100, versus the original's 77.

Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 49/100, down from 77.

Crisis — Art Blakey moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge.

Breathless — X moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 50/100.

Prisoner — Dua Lipa moderate 123 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 77.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Port Rhombus” by Squarepusher?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Metalheadz” by Goldie, “Bucephalus Bouncing Ball” by Aphex Twin, “Nitro” by Dick Dale — 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 “Port Rhombus” but calmer?

“Bliss” by Muse, “Rumble” by Link Wray, “We Don't Talk About Bruno” by Lin-Manuel Miranda keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Port Rhombus”?

It measures 77/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent 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 93% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 77/100 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 97% 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
Workout5/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype8/10

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

1997 in context

The 389 songs we’ve measured from 1997 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. 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

Intensity77
Dynamics78
Tempo72
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load38

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

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