Job Jobse — Job Jobse - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix (April 2022)

    Indie House · 2h 01m · analysed 23 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

    Overall score
    87/100
    Level
    festival ready
    Duration
    2h 01m
    Genre
    Indie House

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    In short

    Job Jobse - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix (April 2022) by Job Jobse scores 87/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (94/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (86/100).

    This segment demonstrates how long, patient blends can create a more powerful narrative than rapid-fire mixing.

    Key takeaways

    What weakened the set

    • Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (6:00, 10:00, 13:30, 19:00, 24:00, 34:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    What to try next

    • Maintain the current level of transition patience.
    • Continue using harmonic compatibility to bridge disparate textures.
    • Consider a slightly more aggressive percussive element in the next segment to contrast the current atmosphere.
    • Experiment with more dramatic filter sweeps during long transitions.

    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.

    • 5:22Measured (DSP)95/100Listen at 5:22

      A textbook long blend where the new track's bassline replaces the old one so smoothly it feels like a single evolving piece.

    • 9:45Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 9:45

      Clean transition into a more driving section, using the breakdown of the previous track to launch the new groove.

    • 13:15Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 13:15

      A very smooth transition that maintains the percussive energy while introducing new melodic textures.

    • 18:30Measured (DSP)88/100Listen at 18:30

      Seamless handover of the bass frequencies, keeping the groove locked.

    • 26:12Measured (DSP)96/100Listen at 26:12

      Flawless integration of two melodic tracks, creating a third unique soundscape during the overlap.

    About this indie house set

    Job Jobse - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix (April 2022) is a indie house DJ set by Job Jobse, running 2h 01m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 87/100 overall — festival ready.

    The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

    This segment demonstrates how long, patient blends can create a more powerful narrative than rapid-fire mixing.

    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 50 points, moving between 20 and 95 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.

    5 transitions were detected and scored individually.

    Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 826.9 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 23 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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    This segment demonstrates how long, patient blends can create a more powerful narrative than rapid-fire mixing.

    The 8 dimensions

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

    Score breakdown

    TECHNIQUE

    How well did you execute?

    25%86
    Beat Alignmentmeasured78
    Transition Qualitymeasured82
    Phrase Accuracymeasured95
    EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured89
    Tempo Stability (estimated)measured95
    Technical Cleanlinessmeasured77

    STORYTELLING

    Did the mix go somewhere?

    25%92
    Narrative ArcAI95
    ProgressionAI91
    Tension & ReleaseAI89
    Section AwarenessAI92
    Flow ContinuityAI95
    PayoffAI88

    ENERGY

    Did you control the room?

    20%89
    Energy Curvemeasured92
    PacingAI93
    MomentumAI92
    Peak ManagementAI89
    Energy HandoffAI89
    Fatigue ControlAI65

    SURPRISE

    Did you remain unpredictable?

    15%86
    Unexpected MomentsAI84
    ContrastAI89
    Transition Varietymeasured93
    Selection RiskAI87
    FreshnessAI66
    Surprise ControlAI84

    IDENTITY

    Did the mix sound like you?

    15%94
    Selection QualityAI93
    Identity ConsistencyAI96
    IntentionalityAI95
    ConfidenceAI94
    RestraintAI92
    SignatureAI93

    Energy arc

    0:0097:00

    Transitions analysed (5)

    5:22

    Extended EQ blend with low-end swap

    A textbook long blend where the new track's bassline replaces the old one so smoothly it feels like a single evolving piece.

    95
    9:45

    Phrase-perfect cut with reverb tail

    Clean transition into a more driving section, using the breakdown of the previous track to launch the new groove.

    92
    13:15

    Long EQ blend with high-pass filtering

    A very smooth transition that maintains the percussive energy while introducing new melodic textures.

    92
    18:30

    Progressive layering and low-end swap

    Seamless handover of the bass frequencies, keeping the groove locked.

    88
    26:12

    Extended EQ blend with harmonic matching

    Flawless integration of two melodic tracks, creating a third unique soundscape during the overlap.

    96

    Technical subscores

    89

    EQ balance

    95

    Beat alignment

    88

    Energy control

    95

    Tempo stability

    88

    Loudness control

    93

    Musical coherence

    93

    Harmonic compatibility

    91

    Transition cleanliness

    Measured (DSP)

    23 ms

    Beat-grid drift (median)

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

    220 ms

    Drift p95

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

    7,237

    Boundaries detected

    Points where the audio changes track or section.

    37

    Hard cuts / h

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

    21

    Clipping events

    Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.

    320

    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 (6:00, 10:00, 13:30, 19:00, 24:00, 34:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    Timeline

    • 0:45Atmospheric Hook
    • 6:15Vocal Entry
    • 15:45Atmospheric Shift
    • 21:30Energy Peak
    • 28:30Melodic Peak

    Coaching notes

    • Maintain the current level of transition patience.
    • Continue using harmonic compatibility to bridge disparate textures.
    • Consider a slightly more aggressive percussive element in the next segment to contrast the current atmosphere.
    • Experiment with more dramatic filter sweeps during long transitions.
    • Incorporate a minor-key melodic element to add emotional depth.
    • Maintain the current level of percussive layering, as it is a core strength.
    • Experiment with more dramatic filter sweeps during transitions to heighten tension.
    • Introduce subtle percussion layers during longer melodic passages to maintain rhythmic interest.
    • Ensure consistent gain staging between high-energy melodic tracks to avoid perceived level jumps.
    • Continue to lean into the genre-fluid storytelling that defines your signature sound.
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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 Job Jobse's Job Jobse - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix (April 2022) get?
    Job Jobse - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix (April 2022) scores 87/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
    How long is Job Jobse - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix (April 2022)?
    The analysed recording runs 2h 01m.
    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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