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10 songs that feel like Zodiac Shit

Matched to Zodiac Shit 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.

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Zodiac Shit
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moderate 41/100 intensity 95 BPM
Live in der Fabrik — Cluster moderate 85 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100).

Death and the Flower — Keith Jarrett moderate 85 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same layered texture.

Dark Star — Grateful Dead moderate 75 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 89% alike.

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

Measures 92% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

wonder 2 — my bloody valentine intense 85 BPM

A 86% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and runs a little hotter at 60/100.

Chocolate Chip Trip — Tool moderate 140 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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

Keeps the same transcendent pull — runs a little hotter at 48/100. Measured 91% alike.

The Night Me and Your Mama Met — Childish Gambino moderate 95 BPM

Measures 87% the same. It runs a little hotter at 55/100. Same layered texture.

Living Space — John Coltrane moderate 140 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100).

A Love Supreme, Pt. III - Pursuance — John Coltrane moderate 140 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 49/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Zodiac Shit 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 41. 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 41. 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 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Eventually — Tame Impala safe 95 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Electron Blue by R.E.M.
Electron Blue — R.E.M. 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 6. Reads 19/100.

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 6. 17/100, versus the original's 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Zodiac Shit” by Flying Lotus?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Live in der Fabrik” by Cluster, “Death and the Flower” by Keith Jarrett, “Dark Star” by Grateful Dead — the top match scores 95% 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 “Zodiac Shit” 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 “Zodiac Shit”?

It measures 41/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 95 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 35% of songs, calmer than the other 65%. Its intensity reading of 41/100 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 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

Same feeling, bigger: Minstrels — Claude Debussy

What it’s good for

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2010 in context

The 254 songs we’ve measured from 2010 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity41
Dynamics56
Tempo31
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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