Lee Foss — Lee Foss - The Kazbah Burning Man Sunrise Set 2014 Pt 2
House · 1h 56m · Burning MAN · analysed 23 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
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In short
Lee Foss - The Kazbah Burning Man Sunrise Set 2014 Pt 2 by Lee Foss scores 84/100 in the SOONOS analysis (club ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (91/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (81/100).
This DJ masters the art of the 'groove lock,' using subtle percussive evolutions to maintain dancefloor hypnosis without breaking the physical momentum.
Key takeaways
What worked
- Flawless technical execution
- Relentless and infectious groove
- Expert frequency management
- Environmental awareness
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (20:00, 35:00, 40:00, 47:00, 51:30, 58:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Continue exploring deep, vocal-led house for sunrise/sunset slots.
- Maintain the use of long, transparent blends to preserve narrative flow.
- Experiment with even more diverse melodic textures in the final 15 minutes.
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 entry of the vocal track, maintaining the low-end energy.
Smooth transition into a more driving rhythm, energy handoff is seamless.
A very smooth transition that maintains the percussive momentum while introducing a new bass groove.
The DJ layers the incoming track's hats over the outgoing groove for several phrases before swapping the lows.
About this house set
Lee Foss - The Kazbah Burning Man Sunrise Set 2014 Pt 2 is a house DJ set by Lee Foss, running 1h 56m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 84/100 overall — club ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
This DJ masters the art of the 'groove lock,' using subtle percussive evolutions to maintain dancefloor hypnosis without breaking the physical momentum.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 91/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 81/100.
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 49 points, moving between 65 and 90 on the SOONOS energy scale — a moderate dynamic range across the set.
5 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 173.4 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.
Full SOONOS analysis
This DJ masters the art of the 'groove lock,' using subtle percussive evolutions to maintain dancefloor hypnosis without breaking the physical momentum.
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%83
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%81
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%91
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (5)
Long EQ blend with vocal layering
Perfectly timed entry of the vocal track, maintaining the low-end energy.
Percussive handover
Smooth transition into a more driving rhythm, energy handoff is seamless.
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
A very smooth transition that maintains the percussive momentum while introducing a new bass groove.
Subtle layering and high-pass filter transition
The DJ layers the incoming track's hats over the outgoing groove for several phrases before swapping the lows.
Perfect Blend
Technical subscores
84
EQ balance
91
Beat alignment
86
Energy control
92
Tempo stability
86
Loudness control
89
Musical coherence
86
Harmonic compatibility
87
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
23 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
54 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
6,958
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
94
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
86
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
563
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 (20:00, 35:00, 40:00, 47:00, 51:30, 58:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Flawless technical execution
- Relentless and infectious groove
- Expert frequency management
- Environmental awareness
- Soulful track selection
- Seamless long blends
Timeline
- 04:30Vocal Hook Entry
- 10:45Energy Shift
- 16:45Atmospheric Peak
- 21:30Groove Lock
Coaching notes
- Continue exploring deep, vocal-led house for sunrise/sunset slots.
- Maintain the use of long, transparent blends to preserve narrative flow.
- Experiment with even more diverse melodic textures in the final 15 minutes.
Curious how your own set scores?
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 - The Kazbah Burning Man Sunrise Set 2014 Pt 2 get?
- Lee Foss - The Kazbah Burning Man Sunrise Set 2014 Pt 2 scores 84/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (club ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Lee Foss - The Kazbah Burning Man Sunrise Set 2014 Pt 2?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 56m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 91/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 81/100.
- 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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