Lee Foss — Lee Foss Mysterylands 2014 All Vinyl Set
House · 1h 28m · analysed 23 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, Lee Foss.
In short
Lee Foss Mysterylands 2014 All Vinyl Set by Lee Foss scores 85/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (92/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (82/100).
This DJ understands that the space between the beats is just as important as the beats themselves.
Key takeaways
What worked
- Exceptional vinyl beatmatching
- Masterful narrative pacing
- Strong artistic identity
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (0:00, 24:00, 30:00, 36:00, 40:30, 44:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Experiment with brief, high-impact vocal stabs to spike crowd engagement during long instrumental sections.
- Consider a slightly more aggressive peak energy moment to reward the long, patient builds.
- Maintain the exceptional phrasing and selection consistency; it is your greatest strength.
- Focus on tighter phase alignment during the initial 4 bars of vinyl blends.
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.
Beautifully executed handover, the vocal from Track A sits perfectly over the new groove of Track B.
Solid vinyl mixing, a very slight phase wobble is corrected instantly without breaking the flow.
Strategic disruption
Smooth low handover on the downbeat, no flam, energy preserved.
Excellent use of filters to weave the new track's pads into the existing groove.
About this house set
Lee Foss Mysterylands 2014 All Vinyl Set is a house DJ set by Lee Foss, running 1h 28m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 85/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
This DJ understands that the space between the beats is just as important as the beats themselves.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 92/100; the weakest is SURPRISE 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 37 points, moving between 65 and 90 on the SOONOS energy scale — a moderate dynamic range across the set.
7 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 374.0 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 DJ understands that the space between the beats is just as important as the beats themselves.
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
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%88
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%82
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%92
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (7)
Long EQ blend with vocal overlap
Beautifully executed handover, the vocal from Track A sits perfectly over the new groove of Track B.
Percussive layering and low-end swap
Solid vinyl mixing, a very slight phase wobble is corrected instantly without breaking the flow.
Perfect Blend
Minor Drift
strategic_disruption
Seamless Swap
32-bar EQ blend, low swap on phrase
Smooth low handover on the downbeat, no flam, energy preserved.
Long atmospheric blend with filter work
Excellent use of filters to weave the new track's pads into the existing groove.
Technical subscores
83
EQ balance
81
Beat alignment
85
Energy control
80
Tempo stability
84
Loudness control
90
Musical coherence
84
Harmonic compatibility
81
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
26 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
211 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
5,238
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
8
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
69
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
164
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 (0:00, 24:00, 30:00, 36:00, 40:30, 44:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Exceptional vinyl beatmatching
- Masterful narrative pacing
- Strong artistic identity
Timeline
- 04:30Vocal Peak
- 09:15Groove Lock
- 24:15Groove Lock Achievement
- 29:30Atmospheric Peak
Coaching notes
- Experiment with brief, high-impact vocal stabs to spike crowd engagement during long instrumental sections.
- Consider a slightly more aggressive peak energy moment to reward the long, patient builds.
- Maintain the exceptional phrasing and selection consistency; it is your greatest strength.
- Focus on tighter phase alignment during the initial 4 bars of vinyl blends.
- Maintain consistent gain levels when transitioning between tracks with different percussive densities.
- Experiment with more dramatic EQ cuts to create sharper tension releases.
- Continue to embrace the analog character of vinyl while refining micro-adjustments during long blends.
- Experiment with more dramatic EQ cuts to create sharper energy shifts.
- Consider adding a third deck for even more complex percussive layering.
- Experiment with more aggressive EQ cuts to create sharper energy shifts.
- Introduce a brief, atmospheric breakdown to provide a moment of reflection before the final peak.
- Maintain the current level of vocal integration, as it is a key strength of the set.
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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 Lee Foss's Lee Foss Mysterylands 2014 All Vinyl Set get?
- Lee Foss Mysterylands 2014 All Vinyl Set scores 85/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Lee Foss Mysterylands 2014 All Vinyl Set?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 28m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 92/100, while SURPRISE 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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