What score does Lilly Palmer's BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix by Lilly Palmer May ´22 get?

BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix by Lilly Palmer May ´22 scores 85/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.

How long is BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix by Lilly Palmer May ´22?

The analysed recording runs 1h 59m.

Which part of the mix scores best?

IDENTITY is the strongest category at 93/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 83/100.

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.

Lilly Palmer

Lilly Palmer — BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix by Lilly Palmer May ´22

Hard Techno · 1h 59m · analysed 23 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

Overall score

85/100

Level

festival ready

Duration

1h 59m

Genre

Hard Techno

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, Lilly Palmer.

In short

BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix by Lilly Palmer May ´22 by Lilly Palmer scores 85/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (93/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (83/100).

This segment demonstrates how to maintain a high-pressure dancefloor environment without losing technical control.

Key takeaways

What weakened the set

Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (14:30, 30:00, 36:00, 44:15, 48:00, 54:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

What to try next

Incorporate more varied melodic textures to enhance emotional depth.
Experiment with longer, more complex layering during transitions.
Utilize more dramatic filter sweeps to build tension in breakdowns.
Incorporate more live-remixing elements to add a layer of unpredictability.

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.

4:12Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 4:12
Perfectly executed transition from the atmospheric intro into the main driving groove.
8:35Measured (DSP)88/100Listen at 8:35
Smooth integration of new percussive elements before a full energy handoff.
14:20Measured (DSP)94/100Listen at 14:20
Perfectly executed transition, maintaining the driving energy without any audible dip.
21:15Measured (DSP)88/100Listen at 21:15
Smooth integration of new melodic elements while keeping the rhythm section locked.

About this hard techno set

BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix by Lilly Palmer May ´22 is a hard techno DJ set by Lilly Palmer, running 1h 59m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 85/100 overall — festival ready.

The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

This segment demonstrates how to maintain a high-pressure dancefloor environment without losing technical control.

How the score breaks down

SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 93/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 83/100.

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 44 points, moving between 75 and 96 on the SOONOS energy scale — a moderate dynamic range across the set.

5 transitions were detected and scored individually.

Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 334.1 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 14 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.

Listen to the original set

Full SOONOS analysis

This segment demonstrates how to maintain a high-pressure dancefloor environment without losing technical control.

The 8 dimensions

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

Score breakdown

TECHNIQUE

How well did you execute?

25%87

Beat Alignmentmeasured89

Transition Qualitymeasured74

Phrase Accuracymeasured93

EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured88

Tempo Stability (estimated)measured96

Technical Cleanlinessmeasured85

STORYTELLING

Did the mix go somewhere?

25%90

Narrative ArcAI92

ProgressionAI91

Tension & ReleaseAI85

Section AwarenessAI89

Flow ContinuityAI93

PayoffAI93

ENERGY

Did you control the room?

20%86

Energy Curvemeasured83

PacingAI89

MomentumAI94

Peak ManagementAI90

Energy HandoffAI92

Fatigue ControlAI61

SURPRISE

Did you remain unpredictable?

15%83

Unexpected MomentsAI82

ContrastAI80

Transition Varietymeasured93

Selection RiskAI89

FreshnessAI62

Surprise ControlAI82

IDENTITY

Did the mix sound like you?

15%93

Selection QualityAI92

Identity ConsistencyAI98

IntentionalityAI94

ConfidenceAI96

RestraintAI82

SignatureAI91

Energy arc

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