Avalon Emerson — Avalon Emerson Live at Printworks London 2017
Indie House · 2h 05m · Printworks · analysed 21 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
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In short
Avalon Emerson Live at Printworks London 2017 by Avalon Emerson scores 87/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (93/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (85/100).
The DJ uses silence and texture as instruments, creating a space that feels both vast and intimate.
Key takeaways
What worked
- Exceptional track selection and narrative flow.
- Creative and technically precise layering.
- Strong emotional engagement through vocal integration.
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (10:00, 23:00, 29:00, 42:00, 45:00, 50:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Continue to leverage long, patient blends to maintain the hypnotic state.
- Consider introducing a brief melodic motif to act as a narrative anchor.
- Maintain the high level of EQ precision during more complex layering.
- Continue to refine the use of melodic layering to enhance narrative depth.
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.
Perfectly executed transition that maintains the hypnotic flow.
Smooth introduction of new rhythmic layers to build energy.
Seamless transition with perfect beat alignment and EQ management.
Smooth transition using filters to blend the incoming track's frequencies.
Precise EQ handover at the drop, maintaining energy and momentum.
A very smooth transition that maintains the groove perfectly.
A bold stylistic shift handled with technical precision.
About this indie house set
Avalon Emerson Live at Printworks London 2017 is a indie house DJ set by Avalon Emerson, running 2h 05m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 87/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
The DJ uses silence and texture as instruments, creating a space that feels both vast and intimate.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 93/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 85/100.
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 61 points, moving between 30 and 96 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
7 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 563.2 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 23 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.
Full SOONOS analysis
The DJ uses silence and texture as instruments, creating a space that feels both vast and intimate.
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%85
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%91
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%87
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%85
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%93
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (7)
Long EQ blend with texture swap
Perfectly executed transition that maintains the hypnotic flow.
Seamless layering of percussive elements
Smooth introduction of new rhythmic layers to build energy.
32-bar EQ blend, low swap on phrase
Seamless transition with perfect beat alignment and EQ management.
Long blend with filter sweep
Smooth transition using filters to blend the incoming track's frequencies.
EQ swap on the drop
Precise EQ handover at the drop, maintaining energy and momentum.
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
A very smooth transition that maintains the groove perfectly.
Creative layering into breakbeat section
A bold stylistic shift handled with technical precision.
Technical subscores
88
EQ balance
92
Beat alignment
90
Energy control
93
Tempo stability
89
Loudness control
91
Musical coherence
86
Harmonic compatibility
88
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
23 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
215 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
7,486
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
54
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
133
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
561
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 (10:00, 23:00, 29:00, 42:00, 45:00, 50:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Exceptional track selection and narrative flow.
- Creative and technically precise layering.
- Strong emotional engagement through vocal integration.
Timeline
- 0:00Atmospheric Hook
- 8:15Groove Lock
- 14:30Melodic Layering
- 18:00Energy Peak
- 20:30Vocal Integration
- 29:30Groove Lock
Coaching notes
- Continue to leverage long, patient blends to maintain the hypnotic state.
- Consider introducing a brief melodic motif to act as a narrative anchor.
- Maintain the high level of EQ precision during more complex layering.
- Continue to refine the use of melodic layering to enhance narrative depth.
- Experiment with more diverse ways to build and release tension.
- Maintain the high level of technical precision in transitions.
- Experiment with brief silence or atmospheric breaks to reset the room's ears.
- Use side-chain compression on melodic elements to let the vocal breathe more naturally.
- Incorporate more varied percussive textures to maintain interest during long vocal loops.
- Experiment with even more diverse genre-blending in the final peak.
- Use atmospheric pads to create brief moments of contrast amidst the intensity.
- Maintain the high level of technical precision shown in this segment.
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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 Avalon Emerson's Avalon Emerson Live at Printworks London 2017 get?
- Avalon Emerson Live at Printworks London 2017 scores 87/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Avalon Emerson Live at Printworks London 2017?
- The analysed recording runs 2h 05m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 93/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 85/100.
- 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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