Excision — Excision - The Thunderdome 2025 Full Set
Dubstep · 1h 22m · analysed 20 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
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In short
Excision - The Thunderdome 2025 Full Set by Excision scores 88/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (94/100) and the weakest is TECHNIQUE (85/100).
This set demonstrates how to maintain extreme energy without losing narrative focus.
Key takeaways
What weakened the set
- Recurring mid-frequency clash (2×) — Mid-range buildup muddies the soundstage and washes out vocals/synths during transitions. Detected 2× (7:45, 17:40).
- Long static loops (3×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (19:30, 41:30, 49:15). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
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 timed impact that doubles the perceived energy.
Sharp transition that maintains momentum while switching rhythmic patterns.
Perfectly timed energy handoff, maintaining the aggressive bass profile.
Sharp transition that resets the rhythmic pattern without losing momentum.
Perfectly timed switch that maintains the aggressive energy without clashing.
High-impact moment where two tracks are layered to create a new, more intense groove.
About this dubstep set
Excision - The Thunderdome 2025 Full Set is a dubstep DJ set by Excision, running 1h 22m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 88/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
This set demonstrates how to maintain extreme energy without losing narrative focus.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 94/100; the weakest is TECHNIQUE 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 27 points, moving between 30 and 98 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
6 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 747.2 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 26 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
This set demonstrates how to maintain extreme energy without losing narrative focus.
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%94
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%88
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%87
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%94
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (6)
Double-drop with high-pass filter sweep
Perfectly timed impact that doubles the perceived energy.
Cross-fader cut with reverb tail
Sharp transition that maintains momentum while switching rhythmic patterns.
Drop-swap with high-pass filter transition
Perfectly timed energy handoff, maintaining the aggressive bass profile.
Quick cut on the snare hit
Sharp transition that resets the rhythmic pattern without losing momentum.
Rapid drop swap with high-pass filtering
Perfectly timed switch that maintains the aggressive energy without clashing.
Double drop with vocal overlay
High-impact moment where two tracks are layered to create a new, more intense groove.
Technical subscores
87
EQ balance
94
Beat alignment
93
Energy control
97
Tempo stability
89
Loudness control
88
Musical coherence
85
Harmonic compatibility
88
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
26 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
185 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
4,872
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
72
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
162
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
339
Level jumps
Sudden volume steps between tracks.
Measurement confidence 99% · analysed on the full audio.
Recurring patterns
Recurring mid-frequency clash
Mid-range buildup muddies the soundstage and washes out vocals/synths during transitions. Detected 2× (7:45, 17:40).
Long static loops (3×)
Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (19:30, 41:30, 49:15). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 19:45Peak Energy Drop
- 15:10Tension 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 - The Thunderdome 2025 Full Set get?
- Excision - The Thunderdome 2025 Full Set scores 88/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Excision - The Thunderdome 2025 Full Set?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 22m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 94/100, while TECHNIQUE 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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