Excision — Excision - Shambhala 2016 Mix
Dubstep · 1h 25m · analysed 20 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
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, Excision.
In short
Excision - Shambhala 2016 Mix by Excision scores 87/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (95/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (83/100).
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
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.
Perfect transition from the narrative intro into the first heavy rhythmic section.
Two tracks layered perfectly to increase harmonic density without muddying the low end.
Strategic disruption
Intentional reset
Intentional reset
Strategic disruption
About this dubstep set
Excision - Shambhala 2016 Mix is a dubstep DJ set by Excision, running 1h 25m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 87/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 95/100; 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 8 points, moving between 20 and 98 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
9 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 570.3 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.
Full SOONOS analysis
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
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%85
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%83
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%95
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (9)
Cinematic drop-in
Perfect transition from the narrative intro into the first heavy rhythmic section.
Double-drop layering
Two tracks layered perfectly to increase harmonic density without muddying the low end.
Perfect Double Drop
strategic_disruption
Tempo Shift
intentional_reset
Stem Layering Peak
Cinematic Handoff
Perfect Power Swap
intentional_reset
Minor Level Jump
Surgical Cut
strategic_disruption
Technical subscores
87
EQ balance
94
Beat alignment
95
Energy control
94
Tempo stability
91
Loudness control
88
Musical coherence
86
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.
180 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
5,108
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
43
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
6823
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
368
Level jumps
Sudden volume steps between tracks.
Measurement confidence 100% · analysed on the full audio.
Timeline
- 0:05The X-Virus Narrative
- 5:45Atmospheric Reset
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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 Excision's Excision - Shambhala 2016 Mix get?
- Excision - Shambhala 2016 Mix scores 87/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Excision - Shambhala 2016 Mix?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 25m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 95/100, 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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