Artbat — ARTBAT @ CERCLE | Bondinho Pão de Açúcar in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Melodic Techno · 1h 23m · Cercle · analysed 20 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

    Overall score
    89/100
    Level
    festival ready
    Duration
    1h 23m
    Genre
    Melodic Techno

    Public mix analysis — no affiliation or endorsement. This report measures a publicly available recording hosted on soundcloud.com. The scores are produced by SOONOS and do not imply any partnership with, or approval by, Artbat.

    In short

    ARTBAT @ CERCLE | Bondinho Pão de Açúcar in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Artbat scores 89/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (95/100) and the weakest is TECHNIQUE (86/100).

    The DJ's patience is their greatest asset, allowing the music to tell a story without rushing the transitions.

    Key takeaways

    What worked

    • Exceptional harmonic mixing.
    • Masterful narrative pacing.
    • Strong artistic identity.

    What weakened the set

    • Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (14:00, 20:00, 31:00, 37:30, 43:00, 47:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    What to try next

    • Introduce more rhythmic syncopation to contrast the steady 4/4 drive.
    • Experiment with brief, high-impact FX during transitions to add flair.
    • Vary the melodic density to create more distinct narrative chapters.

    Timestamped insights

    Each moment below is tagged with how it was produced: “measured” comes from the DSP pass on the audio, “listening” comes from the multi-agent listening pass.

    • 7:12Measured (DSP)95/100Listen at 7:12

      Seamless introduction of the second track's percussion over the first's pads.

    • 10:15Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 10:15

      Smooth transition of the lead melodic element.

    • 13:15Measured (DSP)96/100Listen at 13:15

      Perfectly executed transition that maintains the atmospheric tension while introducing new rhythmic elements.

    • 18:40Measured (DSP)94/100Listen at 18:40

      Seamless integration of a new melodic hook, enhancing the emotional depth of the segment.

    • 25:45Measured (DSP)96/100Listen at 25:45

      Perfectly executed transition that maintains the atmospheric tension while introducing a new bass motif.

    • 29:40Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 29:40

      Utilizes the breakdown of the outgoing track to introduce the melodic lead of the incoming track.

    About this melodic techno set

    ARTBAT @ CERCLE | Bondinho Pão de Açúcar in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is a melodic techno DJ set by Artbat, running 1h 23m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 89/100 overall — festival ready.

    The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

    The DJ's patience is their greatest asset, allowing the music to tell a story without rushing the transitions.

    How the score breaks down

    SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 95/100; the weakest is TECHNIQUE at 86/100.

    Analysis coverage for this file is 100% — the share of the set the engine could measure with full confidence.

    Energy and structure

    The energy curve was sampled at 38 points, moving between 30 and 94 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.

    6 transitions were detected and scored individually.

    Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 611.1 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 20 ms.

    How this score is built

    Measured layer (DSP): the audio file is analysed directly — beat grid, tempo stability, loudness and energy. These values are measurements, not opinions.

    Listening layer: a multi-agent pass reads musical intent — programming, storytelling, coherence and crowd effect. This layer interprets, it does not measure.

    Fusion and ceilings: the two layers are merged, and the measured layer always wins on execution. When the DSP hears an execution problem, it caps the final score even if the listening layer is positive.

    Measured coverage for this file is 100% of the set.

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    Full SOONOS analysis

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    The DJ's patience is their greatest asset, allowing the music to tell a story without rushing the transitions.

    The 8 dimensions

    Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.

    Score breakdown

    TECHNIQUE

    How well did you execute?

    25%86
    Beat Alignmentmeasured81
    Transition Qualitymeasured69
    Phrase Accuracymeasured95
    EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured92
    Tempo Stability (estimated)measured97
    Technical Cleanlinessmeasured85

    STORYTELLING

    Did the mix go somewhere?

    25%93
    Narrative ArcAI96
    ProgressionAI92
    Tension & ReleaseAI90
    Section AwarenessAI94
    Flow ContinuityAI96
    PayoffAI90

    ENERGY

    Did you control the room?

    20%91
    Energy Curvemeasured94
    PacingAI94
    MomentumAI94
    Peak ManagementAI92
    Energy HandoffAI91
    Fatigue ControlAI66

    SURPRISE

    Did you remain unpredictable?

    15%86
    Unexpected MomentsAI85
    ContrastAI89
    Transition Varietymeasured95
    Selection RiskAI87
    FreshnessAI65
    Surprise ControlAI85

    IDENTITY

    Did the mix sound like you?

    15%95
    Selection QualityAI94
    Identity ConsistencyAI98
    IntentionalityAI96
    ConfidenceAI95
    RestraintAI92
    SignatureAI95

    Energy arc

    0:0082:52

    Transitions analysed (6)

    7:12

    Long EQ blend with high-pass filter swap

    Seamless introduction of the second track's percussion over the first's pads.

    95
    10:15

    Mid-frequency crossover

    Smooth transition of the lead melodic element.

    92
    13:15

    Long-form EQ blend with high-pass filtering

    Perfectly executed transition that maintains the atmospheric tension while introducing new rhythmic elements.

    96
    18:40

    Harmonic layering with mid-range EQ swap

    Seamless integration of a new melodic hook, enhancing the emotional depth of the segment.

    94
    25:45

    Long melodic blend with high-pass filtering

    Perfectly executed transition that maintains the atmospheric tension while introducing a new bass motif.

    96
    29:40

    Breakdown overlap

    Utilizes the breakdown of the outgoing track to introduce the melodic lead of the incoming track.

    92

    Technical subscores

    92

    EQ balance

    97

    Beat alignment

    91

    Energy control

    97

    Tempo stability

    90

    Loudness control

    95

    Musical coherence

    97

    Harmonic compatibility

    95

    Transition cleanliness

    Measured (DSP)

    20 ms

    Beat-grid drift (median)

    Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.

    155 ms

    Drift p95

    Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.

    4,955

    Boundaries detected

    Points where the audio changes track or section.

    114

    Hard cuts / h

    Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.

    97

    Clipping events

    Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.

    147

    Level jumps

    Sudden volume steps between tracks.

    Measurement confidence 100% · analysed on the full audio.

    Recurring patterns

    • Long static loops (6×)

      Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (14:00, 20:00, 31:00, 37:30, 43:00, 47:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    What SOONOS heard

    • Exceptional harmonic mixing.
    • Masterful narrative pacing.
    • Strong artistic identity.

    Timeline

    • 0:00Atmospheric Hook
    • 8:45Groove Lock
    • 15:45Groove Lock
    • 21:20Melodic Peak
    • 27:15Melodic Peak
    • 29:40Risky pressure or vibe dip

    Coaching notes

    • Introduce more rhythmic syncopation to contrast the steady 4/4 drive.
    • Experiment with brief, high-impact FX during transitions to add flair.
    • Vary the melodic density to create more distinct narrative chapters.
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    Methodology and limitations

    This report is produced automatically from the published recording. It measures what is present in the audio file: a bad source encoding, a partial upload or a heavily processed broadcast version can change the measured values. Nothing here reflects the room, the crowd or the night itself.

    Read the full SOONOS methodology →

    Questions about this analysis

    What score does Artbat's ARTBAT @ CERCLE | Bondinho Pão de Açúcar in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil get?
    ARTBAT @ CERCLE | Bondinho Pão de Açúcar in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil scores 89/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
    How long is ARTBAT @ CERCLE | Bondinho Pão de Açúcar in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
    The analysed recording runs 1h 23m.
    Which part of the mix scores best?
    IDENTITY is the strongest category at 95/100, while TECHNIQUE is the lowest at 86/100.
    How is this score calculated?
    SOONOS measures the audio with a DSP pass (beat grid, loudness, tempo, energy) and runs a multi-agent listening pass on top. Measured axes always override the listening layer, so an execution issue heard in the file caps the final score.

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