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.

Caribou

Caribou — Caribou - Essential Mix - Oct 2014

Indie House · 2h 00m · analysed 22 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

Overall score

87/100

Level

festival ready

Duration

2h 00m

Genre

Indie 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, Caribou.

In short

Caribou - Essential Mix - Oct 2014 by Caribou scores 87/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (95/100) and the weakest is TECHNIQUE (87/100).

The DJ treats the mix as a single composition, using transitions to bridge disparate worlds rather than just change tracks.

Key takeaways

What worked

Exceptional track selection and curation.
Seamless blending of organic and electronic elements.
Strong narrative identity.

What weakened the set

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 to try next

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.

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.

04:12Measured (DSP)98/100Listen at 04:12
Incredibly smooth transition where the incoming groove emerges naturally from the ambient intro.
09:45Measured (DSP)96/100Listen at 09:45
Harmonically perfect blend that introduces a new synth motif while maintaining the percussive drive.
13:14Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 13:14
Transparent transition that maintains the percussive momentum perfectly.
15:45Measured (DSP)90/100Listen at 15:45
Expertly timed vocal entry that shifts the mood without breaking the flow.
24:00Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 24:00
Seamlessly introduces the tribal vocal loop over the outgoing house groove.

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.

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.

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.

Listen to the original set

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

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

Score breakdown

TECHNIQUE

How well did you execute?

25%87

Beat Alignmentmeasured82

Transition Qualitymeasured85

Phrase Accuracymeasured92

EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured86

Tempo Stability (estimated)measured92

Technical Cleanlinessmeasured85

STORYTELLING

Did the mix go somewhere?

25%93

Narrative ArcAI96

ProgressionAI92

Tension & ReleaseAI90

Section AwarenessAI93

Flow ContinuityAI94

PayoffAI87

ENERGY

Did you control the room?

20%90

Energy Curvemeasured94

PacingAI94

MomentumAI89

Peak ManagementAI91

Energy HandoffAI90

Fatigue ControlAI67

SURPRISE

Did you remain unpredictable?

15%88

Unexpected MomentsAI90

ContrastAI92

Transition Varietymeasured93

Selection RiskAI90

FreshnessAI64

Surprise ControlAI90

IDENTITY

Did the mix sound like you?

15%95

Selection QualityAI97

Identity ConsistencyAI93

IntentionalityAI96

ConfidenceAI94

RestraintAI92

SignatureAI97

Energy arc

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