Fideles — Fideles | Brunch Electronik Barcelona Festival 2023
Melodic Techno · 1h 57m · analysed 22 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
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In short
Fideles | Brunch Electronik Barcelona Festival 2023 by Fideles scores 88/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (94/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (86/100).
Fideles proves that in melodic techno, what you *don't* do is often as important as what you do; their restraint is their signature.
Key takeaways
What worked
- Technical precision in EQing and gain staging.
- Exceptional patience and narrative pacing.
- Strong emotional curation.
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (14:30, 19:30, 25:00, 32:30, 35:00, 45:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Maintain the current level of patience in the intro; it builds immense authority.
- Consider adding a very subtle percussive element around 4:00 to hint at the coming groove.
- Ensure the transition into the next segment maintains the melodic richness established here.
- Maintain the current level of technical precision.
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.
Invisible transition from the intro soundscape into the first track's groove.
Perfectly executed transition; the new track's bassline emerges naturally without any phase issues.
Smooth transition that prioritizes mood over rhythmic impact, maintaining the hypnotic flow.
Seamless introduction of the new melodic motif while slowly fading the previous bassline.
Precise low-end handover. The energy remains constant as the new groove takes over.
About this melodic techno set
Fideles | Brunch Electronik Barcelona Festival 2023 is a melodic techno DJ set by Fideles, running 1h 57m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 88/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
Fideles proves that in melodic techno, what you *don't* do is often as important as what you do; their restraint is their signature.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 94/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 86/100.
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 56 points, moving between 20 and 94 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
5 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 551.3 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 7 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
Fideles proves that in melodic techno, what you *don't* do is often as important as what you do; their restraint is their signature.
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%90
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%92
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%91
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%86
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 (5)
Long EQ blend, low-end swap on phrase
Invisible transition from the intro soundscape into the first track's groove.
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
Perfectly executed transition; the new track's bassline emerges naturally without any phase issues.
Atmospheric layering and filter fade
Smooth transition that prioritizes mood over rhythmic impact, maintaining the hypnotic flow.
Long EQ blend with high-pass filtering
Seamless introduction of the new melodic motif while slowly fading the previous bassline.
Bass swap on the 32nd bar
Precise low-end handover. The energy remains constant as the new groove takes over.
Technical subscores
89
EQ balance
96
Beat alignment
90
Energy control
97
Tempo stability
88
Loudness control
93
Musical coherence
94
Harmonic compatibility
91
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
7 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
140 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
7,014
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
81
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
148
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
219
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 (14:30, 19:30, 25:00, 32:30, 35:00, 45:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Technical precision in EQing and gain staging.
- Exceptional patience and narrative pacing.
- Strong emotional curation.
Timeline
- 6:45The First Kick
- 9:15Vocal Hook Entry
- 15:20Atmospheric Peak
- 19:10Tension Release
- 25:30Melodic Peak
- 30:15Tension Hold
Coaching notes
- Maintain the current level of patience in the intro; it builds immense authority.
- Consider adding a very subtle percussive element around 4:00 to hint at the coming groove.
- Ensure the transition into the next segment maintains the melodic richness established here.
- Maintain the current level of technical precision.
- Experiment with more dramatic filter sweeps during breakdowns.
- Introduce brief percussive elements to vary the groove.
- Maintain the long blend technique; it is your strongest technical asset.
- Experiment with brief moments of silence or extreme filtering to create more dramatic tension.
- Ensure the high-frequency percussion doesn't get lost when multiple melodic layers are active.
- Maintain the current balance of melodic depth and rhythmic drive.
- Consider introducing a slightly more aggressive percussive track to contrast the euphoric synths.
- Continue to leverage long, harmonic blends as they are a clear technical strength.
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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 Fideles's Fideles | Brunch Electronik Barcelona Festival 2023 get?
- Fideles | Brunch Electronik Barcelona Festival 2023 scores 88/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Fideles | Brunch Electronik Barcelona Festival 2023?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 57m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 94/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 86/100.
- 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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