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10 songs that feel like Tha

Matched to Tha 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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moderate 44/100 intensity 135 BPM
Underwater Sunlight — Tangerine Dream safe 95 BPM

A 80% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and sits a little calmer at 37/100.

Parisian Goldfish — Flying Lotus moderate 95 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 52/100. Same layered texture.

Breather — Jamie xx moderate 160 BPM

Keeps the same spacious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 75% alike.

Living Space — John Coltrane moderate 140 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

German Haircut — Flying Lotus moderate 140 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

Chocolate Chip Trip — Tool moderate 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

Music for Airports 1/2 — Brian Eno safe

Keeps the same spacious pull — sits a little calmer at 15/100. Measured 75% alike.

Tiny Tortures — Flying Lotus moderate 85 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

A Love Supreme Part I Acknowledgement — John Coltrane moderate 130 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

Saxophone Colossus — Sonny Rollins moderate 140 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Music for Airports 1/2 by Brian Eno
Music for Airports 1/2 — Brian Eno safe

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 15/100, down from 44.

Neroli — Brian Eno safe

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 8/100 — the pull without the edge.

Islands by Philip Glass
Islands — Philip Glass safe 72 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 13/100.

Gymnopédie No. 1 — Erik Satie safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 6. 5/100, versus the original's 44.

Ambient 1: Music for Airports — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 5/100, down from 44.

Hours by Tycho
Hours — Tycho safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge.

Horizon by Tycho
Horizon — Tycho safe 90 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 20/100.

Weather by Tycho
Weather — Tycho safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 15/100, versus the original's 44.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Tha” by Aphex Twin?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Underwater Sunlight” by Tangerine Dream, “Parisian Goldfish” by Flying Lotus, “Breather” by Jamie xx — the top match scores 80% 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 “Tha” but calmer?

“Music for Airports 1/2” by Brian Eno, “Neroli” by Brian Eno, “Islands” by Philip Glass keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Tha”?

It measures 44/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 135 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 41% of songs, calmer than the other 59%. Its intensity reading of 44/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild 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 a fast, driving tempo: 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, bigger: Saturn — John Coltrane

What it’s good for

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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 6/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity44
Dynamics56
Tempo53
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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