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10 songs that feel like Rae

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

Rae
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Rae
Autechre
moderate 60/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Jupiter (Variation) — John Coltrane intense

A 94% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100).

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Like Sonny — John Coltrane intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same complex texture.

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Afro Blue — John Coltrane intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Misterioso — Thelonious Monk moderate 140 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same complex texture.

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Cluster — Cluster intense 100 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

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Ashtray Wasp — Burial intense 120 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same complex texture.

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Well You Needn't — Thelonious Monk moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — sits a little calmer at 54/100. Measured 90% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Forerunner — Ornette Coleman moderate 120 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It sits a little calmer at 54/100.

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Ronin — Sturgill Simpson intense 90 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

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Triad — Tool intense 85 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 24/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Seigfried by Frank Ocean
Seigfried — Frank Ocean safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 33/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

People's Parties by Joni Mitchell
People's Parties — Joni Mitchell safe 110 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 7. Reads 24/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Man on the Moon by R.E.M.
Man on the Moon — R.E.M. safe 115 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

New Test Leper by R.E.M.
New Test Leper — R.E.M. safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge.

Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
Kind of Blue — Miles Davis safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 22/100.

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 17/100, versus the original's 60.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Rae” by Autechre?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Jupiter (Variation)” by John Coltrane, “Like Sonny” by John Coltrane, “Afro Blue” by John Coltrane — the top match scores 94% 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 “Rae” but calmer?

“It's Too Late” by Carole King, “Seigfried” by Frank Ocean, “People's Parties” by Joni Mitchell keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Rae”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, moderate 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex 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 77% 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, bigger: Freedom — Charles Mingus

What it’s good for

Sleep1/10
Focus5/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1995 in context

The 329 songs we’ve measured from 1995 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity60
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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