Caribou — Caribou - Essential Mix - Oct 2014
Indie House · 2h 00m · analysed 22 Aug 2026
About this indie house set
Caribou - Essential Mix - Oct 2014 is a indie house DJ set by Caribou, running 2h 00m. 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 treats the mix as a single composition, using transitions to bridge disparate worlds rather than just change tracks.
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 87/100.
The final score is capped by measured -: the DSP layer overrides the listening layer whenever it measures an execution issue directly in the audio.
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 37 points, moving between 20 and 90 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
5 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 470.7 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 20 ms.
Full SOONOS analysis
The DJ treats the mix as a single composition, using transitions to bridge disparate worlds rather than just change tracks.
The 8 dimensions
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%87
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%93
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%90
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%88
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%95
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Final score capped by measured execution (-) — weighted average was 90.
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (5)
Extended EQ blend with low-end swap
Incredibly smooth transition where the incoming groove emerges naturally from the ambient intro.
Melodic layering and filter sweep
Harmonically perfect blend that introduces a new synth motif while maintaining the percussive drive.
Long EQ blend with high-pass filtering
Transparent transition that maintains the percussive momentum perfectly.
Vocal layering over running groove
Expertly timed vocal entry that shifts the mood without breaking the flow.
Long rhythmic blend
Seamlessly introduces the tribal vocal loop over the outgoing house groove.
Technical subscores
86
EQ balance
93
Beat alignment
87
Energy control
92
Tempo stability
86
Loudness control
94
Musical coherence
93
Harmonic compatibility
89
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
19.9 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
181.2 ms
Drift p95
7,205
Boundaries detected
25
Hard cuts / h
43
Clipping events
862
Level jumps
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 (16:00, 26:00, 31:00, 38:00, 46:00, 64:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Exceptional track selection and curation.
- Seamless blending of organic and electronic elements.
- Strong narrative identity.
Timeline
- 00:45Atmospheric Hook
- 06:30Groove Lock
- 19:45Funk Peak
- 22:30Techno Pivot
- 28:30Hypnotic Peak
Coaching notes
- Continue exploring the intersection of live soul/funk and electronic loops.
- Use the 'abrupt' transition style sparingly to maintain the mix's hypnotic quality.
- Consider a slightly longer outro for the funk section to smooth the transition back to techno.
- Continue to leverage long-form harmonic blends to build emotional depth.
- Maintain the high level of track curation that defines this signature sound.
- Consider a slightly more aggressive energy peak before the final descent in live settings.
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Questions about this analysis
- What score does Caribou's Caribou - Essential Mix - Oct 2014 get?
- Caribou - Essential Mix - Oct 2014 scores 87/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Caribou - Essential Mix - Oct 2014?
- The analysed recording runs 2h 00m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 95/100, while TECHNIQUE is the lowest at 87/100.
- 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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