What score does Luke Slater's Luke Slater - Essential Mix 2019-11-16 get?

Luke Slater - Essential Mix 2019-11-16 scores 88/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.

How long is Luke Slater - Essential Mix 2019-11-16?

The analysed recording runs 2h 00m.

Which part of the mix scores best?

IDENTITY is the strongest category at 96/100, while TECHNIQUE is the lowest at 85/100.

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.

Luke Slater

Luke Slater — Luke Slater - Essential Mix 2019-11-16

Detroit Techno · 2h 00m · analysed 19 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

Overall score

88/100

Level

festival ready

Duration

2h 00m

Genre

Detroit 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, Luke Slater.

In short

Luke Slater - Essential Mix 2019-11-16 by Luke Slater scores 88/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (96/100) and the weakest is TECHNIQUE (85/100).

This is the sound of a DJ who understands that in techno, the transition is the track.

Key takeaways

What worked

Exceptional groove continuity.
Sophisticated tension management.
Clear and powerful artistic identity.

What weakened the set

Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (4:00, 8:00, 20:00, 28:00, 36:00, 40:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

What to try next

Experiment with more radical EQ cuts for dramatic effect.
Introduce a subtle melodic hook to create an emotional anchor.
Vary the transition lengths slightly to keep the listener on their toes.
Maintain the patient approach to layering.

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.

02:18Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 02:18
Perfectly executed transition that maintains the hypnotic state.
07:45Measured (DSP)89/100Listen at 07:45
Smooth introduction of new rhythmic elements.
13:15Measured (DSP)96/100Listen at 13:15
A masterclass in techno mixing; the two tracks are indistinguishable for over 60 seconds.
18:40Measured (DSP)94/100Listen at 18:40
Smooth transition focusing on the mid-range textures, maintaining the hypnotic groove.
26:45Measured (DSP)95/100Listen at 26:45
Seamless transition, perfectly phrase-aligned with no loss of momentum.

About this detroit techno set

Luke Slater - Essential Mix 2019-11-16 is a detroit techno DJ set by Luke Slater, running 2h 00m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 88/100 overall — festival ready.

The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

This is the sound of a DJ who understands that in techno, the transition is the track.

How the score breaks down

SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 96/100; the weakest is TECHNIQUE at 85/100.

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 63 points, moving between 10 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 771.5 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.

Listen to the original set

Full SOONOS analysis

This is the sound of a DJ who understands that in techno, the transition is the track.

The 8 dimensions

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

Score breakdown

TECHNIQUE

How well did you execute?

25%85

Beat Alignmentmeasured71

Transition Qualitymeasured82

Phrase Accuracymeasured94

EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured91

Tempo Stability (estimated)measured96

Technical Cleanlinessmeasured77

STORYTELLING

Did the mix go somewhere?

25%92

Narrative ArcAI95

ProgressionAI93

Tension & ReleaseAI88

Section AwarenessAI92

Flow ContinuityAI96

PayoffAI87

ENERGY

Did you control the room?

20%89

Energy Curvemeasured84

PacingAI95

MomentumAI93

Peak ManagementAI90

Energy HandoffAI90

Fatigue ControlAI78

SURPRISE

Did you remain unpredictable?

15%87

Unexpected MomentsAI84

ContrastAI87

Transition Varietymeasured95

Selection RiskAI90

FreshnessAI73

Surprise ControlAI84

IDENTITY

Did the mix sound like you?

15%96

Selection QualityAI94

Identity ConsistencyAI98

IntentionalityAI97

ConfidenceAI96

RestraintAI93

SignatureAI96

Energy arc

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