Floating Points — Floating Points @ Sunflower Gala 020625

    Indie House · 2h 08m · analysed 23 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

    Overall score
    85/100
    Level
    festival ready
    Duration
    2h 08m
    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, Floating Points.

    In short

    Floating Points @ Sunflower Gala 020625 by Floating Points scores 85/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (94/100) and the weakest is TECHNIQUE (82/100).

    The DJ treats the mix as a single, evolving organism rather than a series of tracks.

    Key takeaways

    What worked

    • Exceptional track selection
    • Masterful pacing
    • Strong hypnotic groove

    What weakened the set

    • Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (30:00, 35:00, 39:00, 45:00, 52:00, 60:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    What to try next

    • Continue exploring the intersection of house and broken-beat; it's a unique sonic signature.
    • Use more dramatic EQ filtering during transitions to highlight the rhythmic interplay.
    • Introduce occasional melodic motifs to provide emotional anchors amidst the percussion.
    • Use subtle high-pass filter sweeps to create tension in static loops.

    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.

    • 5:45Measured (DSP)88/100Listen at 5:45

      Transparent transition that maintains the rhythmic pocket perfectly.

    • 9:12Measured (DSP)85/100Listen at 9:12

      New vocal lands precisely on the phrase change, creating a seamless energy lift.

    • 14:20Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 14:20

      Perfectly executed transition that maintains the groove while shifting the vibe.

    • 21:10Measured (DSP)88/100Listen at 21:10

      Smooth transition between two percussive tracks, respecting the organic timing.

    • 27:15Measured (DSP)88/100Listen at 27:15

      A very smooth transition where the incoming groove is introduced subtly over 32 bars.

    About this indie house set

    Floating Points @ Sunflower Gala 020625 is a indie house DJ set by Floating Points, running 2h 08m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 85/100 overall — festival ready.

    The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

    The DJ treats the mix as a single, evolving organism rather than a series of tracks.

    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 82/100.

    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 71 points, moving between 10 and 92 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.

    5 transitions were detected and scored individually.

    Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 415.2 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 25 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.

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    Full SOONOS analysis

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    The DJ treats the mix as a single, evolving organism rather than a series of 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%82
    Beat Alignmentmeasured76
    Transition Qualitymeasured72
    Phrase Accuracymeasured93
    EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured84
    Tempo Stability (estimated)measured92
    Technical Cleanlinessmeasured70

    STORYTELLING

    Did the mix go somewhere?

    25%90
    Narrative ArcAI93
    ProgressionAI90
    Tension & ReleaseAI86
    Section AwarenessAI91
    Flow ContinuityAI93
    PayoffAI88

    ENERGY

    Did you control the room?

    20%89
    Energy Curvemeasured90
    PacingAI92
    MomentumAI92
    Peak ManagementAI87
    Energy HandoffAI87
    Fatigue ControlAI79

    SURPRISE

    Did you remain unpredictable?

    15%86
    Unexpected MomentsAI84
    ContrastAI88
    Transition Varietymeasured92
    Selection RiskAI87
    FreshnessAI77
    Surprise ControlAI84

    IDENTITY

    Did the mix sound like you?

    15%94
    Selection QualityAI96
    Identity ConsistencyAI94
    IntentionalityAI95
    ConfidenceAI92
    RestraintAI90
    SignatureAI95

    Energy arc

    0:00128:00

    Transitions analysed (5)

    5:45

    Long EQ blend with low-end swap

    Transparent transition that maintains the rhythmic pocket perfectly.

    88
    9:12

    Phrased vocal entry

    New vocal lands precisely on the phrase change, creating a seamless energy lift.

    85
    14:20

    Long EQ blend with low-end swap

    Perfectly executed transition that maintains the groove while shifting the vibe.

    92
    21:10

    Phased EQ handover

    Smooth transition between two percussive tracks, respecting the organic timing.

    88
    27:15

    Long EQ blend with low-end swap

    A very smooth transition where the incoming groove is introduced subtly over 32 bars.

    88

    Technical subscores

    84

    EQ balance

    91

    Beat alignment

    87

    Energy control

    92

    Tempo stability

    84

    Loudness control

    92

    Musical coherence

    89

    Harmonic compatibility

    86

    Transition cleanliness

    Measured (DSP)

    25 ms

    Beat-grid drift (median)

    Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.

    156 ms

    Drift p95

    Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.

    7,666

    Boundaries detected

    Points where the audio changes track or section.

    100

    Hard cuts / h

    Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.

    11

    Clipping events

    Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.

    1454

    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 (30:00, 35:00, 39:00, 45:00, 52:00, 60:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    What SOONOS heard

    • Exceptional track selection
    • Masterful pacing
    • Strong hypnotic groove

    Timeline

    • 0:45Vocal Hook Entry
    • 10:50Brass Section Lift
    • 13:15Vocal Peak
    • 18:45Rhythmic Build
    • 25:30Vocal Peak
    • 30:15Groove Shift

    Coaching notes

    • Continue exploring the intersection of house and broken-beat; it's a unique sonic signature.
    • Use more dramatic EQ filtering during transitions to highlight the rhythmic interplay.
    • Introduce occasional melodic motifs to provide emotional anchors amidst the percussion.
    • Use subtle high-pass filter sweeps to create tension in static loops.
    • Experiment with layering a third, atmospheric element to add emotional depth.
    • Ensure mid-frequency overlaps are managed more aggressively to avoid clutter.
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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.

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    Questions about this analysis

    What score does Floating Points's Floating Points @ Sunflower Gala 020625 get?
    Floating Points @ Sunflower Gala 020625 scores 85/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
    How long is Floating Points @ Sunflower Gala 020625?
    The analysed recording runs 2h 08m.
    Which part of the mix scores best?
    IDENTITY is the strongest category at 94/100, while TECHNIQUE is the lowest at 82/100.
    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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