← Back to Post Requisite

10 songs that feel like Post Requisite

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

Post Requisite
The song you love
Post Requisite
Flying Lotus
moderate 48/100 intensity 92 BPM
The Night Me and Your Mama Met — Childish Gambino moderate 95 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and runs a little hotter at 55/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

wonder 2 — my bloody valentine intense 85 BPM

85% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.

Live in der Fabrik — Cluster moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — sits a little calmer at 40/100. Measured 91% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

Milkman — Aphex Twin moderate 128 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It runs a little hotter at 55/100. Same layered texture.

Dark Star — Grateful Dead moderate 75 BPM

A 86% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100).

Strange World — Iron Maiden moderate 95 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 54/100. Same layered texture.

Köln, January 24, 1975, Part I — Keith Jarrett moderate 60 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Measured 89% alike.

Triad — Tool intense 85 BPM

Measures 83% the same. It runs a little hotter at 64/100.

Solo Concerts: Bremen/Lausanne — Keith Jarrett moderate 65 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and sits a little calmer at 42/100.

To Here Knows When — My Bloody Valentine intense 80 BPM

85% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
Astral Weeks — Van Morrison safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 27/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Carolyn's Fingers by Cocteau Twins
Carolyn's Fingers — Cocteau Twins safe 95 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Andvari — Sigur Rós safe 70 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 34/100.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 35/100, versus the original's 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 13/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Happiness Is a Butterfly by Lana Del Rey
Happiness Is a Butterfly — Lana Del Rey safe 78 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge.

The Morning by The Weeknd
The Morning — The Weeknd safe 78 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 6. Reads 16/100.

Eventually — Tame Impala safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 17/100, versus the original's 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Post Requisite” by Flying Lotus?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “The Night Me and Your Mama Met” by Childish Gambino, “wonder 2” by my bloody valentine, “Live in der Fabrik” by Cluster — the top match scores 91% 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 “Post Requisite” but calmer?

“Astral Weeks” by Van Morrison, “Carolyn's Fingers” by Cocteau Twins, “Andvari” by Sigur Rós keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Post Requisite”?

It measures 48/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 92 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and instrumental. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — 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

What it’s good for

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity48
Dynamics56
Tempo29
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

Want the single closest match, with every dimension compared?

Find its sonic twin →
Share on X
Check another song →