Blond:ish — BLOND:ISH Live @SXM Festival (March 12 2020)

    Afro House · 1h 60m · analysed 22 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

    Overall score
    85/100
    Level
    festival ready
    Duration
    1h 60m
    Genre
    Afro House

    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, Blond:ish.

    In short

    BLOND:ISH Live @SXM Festival (March 12 2020) by Blond:ish scores 85/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (93/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (83/100).

    This DJ understands that in a festival setting, the space between the tracks is just as important as the tracks themselves.

    Key takeaways

    What worked

    • Exceptional track selection for the context.
    • Seamless, professional technical execution.
    • Strong sense of artistic identity.

    What weakened the set

    • Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (0:00, 26:00, 32:00, 36:00, 43:00, 48:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    What to try next

    • Continue to leverage long blends to maintain the hypnotic state.
    • Monitor high-frequency accumulation when layering multiple percussive tracks.
    • Consider a brief 'reset' moment around the 20-minute mark to prepare for the next energy tier.
    • Experiment with more dramatic low-end cuts to create 'drop' moments.

    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.

    • 04:22Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 04:22

      Masterful integration of the incoming vocal; it feels like it was always part of the first track.

    • 08:48Measured (DSP)88/100Listen at 08:48

      Smooth transition into a more melodic space. The low-end handover is transparent.

    • 13:15Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 13:15

      Extremely smooth transition where the incoming bassline takes over without any audible dip in energy.

    • 17:40Measured (DSP)88/100Listen at 17:40

      The DJ layers the shakers and hats perfectly, creating a seamless rhythmic bridge.

    • 22:10Measured (DSP)85/100Listen at 22:10

      Effective use of a high-pass filter on the outgoing track to make room for the incoming groove.

    • 25:12Measured (DSP)90/100Listen at 25:12

      Beautifully executed transition where the new bassline takes over almost imperceptibly.

    About this afro house set

    BLOND:ISH Live @SXM Festival (March 12 2020) is a afro house DJ set by Blond:ish, running 1h 60m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 85/100 overall — festival ready.

    The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

    This DJ understands that in a festival setting, the space between the tracks is just as important as the tracks themselves.

    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 83/100.

    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 60 points, moving between 40 and 95 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.

    6 transitions were detected and scored individually.

    Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 214.7 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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    This DJ understands that in a festival setting, the space between the tracks is just as important as the tracks themselves.

    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 Qualitymeasured81
    Phrase Accuracymeasured92
    EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured87
    Tempo Stability (estimated)measured94
    Technical Cleanlinessmeasured79

    STORYTELLING

    Did the mix go somewhere?

    25%88
    Narrative ArcAI91
    ProgressionAI88
    Tension & ReleaseAI84
    Section AwarenessAI89
    Flow ContinuityAI92
    PayoffAI85

    ENERGY

    Did you control the room?

    20%84
    Energy Curvemeasured86
    PacingAI91
    MomentumAI91
    Peak ManagementAI87
    Energy HandoffAI87
    Fatigue ControlAI47

    SURPRISE

    Did you remain unpredictable?

    15%83
    Unexpected MomentsAI83
    ContrastAI83
    Transition Varietymeasured93
    Selection RiskAI87
    FreshnessAI52
    Surprise ControlAI83

    IDENTITY

    Did the mix sound like you?

    15%93
    Selection QualityAI93
    Identity ConsistencyAI97
    IntentionalityAI93
    ConfidenceAI92
    RestraintAI89
    SignatureAI93

    Energy arc

    00:00119:40

    Transitions analysed (6)

    04:22

    Long EQ blend with vocal layering

    Masterful integration of the incoming vocal; it feels like it was always part of the first track.

    92
    08:48

    Progressive EQ swap on phrase

    Smooth transition into a more melodic space. The low-end handover is transparent.

    88
    13:15

    Long EQ blend with low-end swap

    Extremely smooth transition where the incoming bassline takes over without any audible dip in energy.

    92
    17:40

    Percussive layering and mid-range swap

    The DJ layers the shakers and hats perfectly, creating a seamless rhythmic bridge.

    88
    22:10

    Filter-assisted blend

    Effective use of a high-pass filter on the outgoing track to make room for the incoming groove.

    85
    25:12

    Long EQ blend with low-end swap

    Beautifully executed transition where the new bassline takes over almost imperceptibly.

    90

    Technical subscores

    87

    EQ balance

    93

    Beat alignment

    87

    Energy control

    94

    Tempo stability

    88

    Loudness control

    91

    Musical coherence

    89

    Harmonic compatibility

    89

    Transition cleanliness

    Measured (DSP)

    20 ms

    Beat-grid drift (median)

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

    85 ms

    Drift p95

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

    7,162

    Boundaries detected

    Points where the audio changes track or section.

    75

    Hard cuts / h

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

    96

    Clipping events

    Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.

    361

    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 (0:00, 26:00, 32:00, 36:00, 43:00, 48:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    What SOONOS heard

    • Exceptional track selection for the context.
    • Seamless, professional technical execution.
    • Strong sense of artistic identity.

    Timeline

    • 04:15Vocal Hook Entry
    • 09:30Melodic Peak
    • 27:30Vocal Hook Peak

    Coaching notes

    • Continue to leverage long blends to maintain the hypnotic state.
    • Monitor high-frequency accumulation when layering multiple percussive tracks.
    • Consider a brief 'reset' moment around the 20-minute mark to prepare for the next energy tier.
    • Experiment with more dramatic low-end cuts to create 'drop' moments.
    • Use vocal loops from the outgoing track to bridge into the next chapter.
    • Incorporate more live-sounding percussion elements to enhance the organic feel.
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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.

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    Questions about this analysis

    What score does Blond:ish's BLOND:ISH Live @SXM Festival (March 12 2020) get?
    BLOND:ISH Live @SXM Festival (March 12 2020) scores 85/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
    How long is BLOND:ISH Live @SXM Festival (March 12 2020)?
    The analysed recording runs 1h 60m.
    Which part of the mix scores best?
    IDENTITY is the strongest category at 93/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 83/100.
    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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