Mind Against — Mind Against at Awakenings X Afterlife (ADE 2019)
Melodic Techno · 1h 29m · Awakenings · analysed 24 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
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In short
Mind Against at Awakenings X Afterlife (ADE 2019) by Mind Against scores 88/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (96/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (86/100).
This mix demonstrates that patience and atmospheric building are just as powerful as high-energy drops.
Key takeaways
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (5×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (13:00, 19:00, 33:00, 37:00, 43:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
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.
A masterfully executed transition that feels like a single evolving track.
A masterfully executed transition where the incoming track's atmosphere slowly replaces the outgoing one without any rhythmic disruption.
Utilizes the breakdown of the outgoing track to introduce the melodic core of the next, resulting in a powerful energy surge.
Perfectly executed handover of the low-end frequencies.
About this melodic techno set
Mind Against at Awakenings X Afterlife (ADE 2019) is a melodic techno DJ set by Mind Against, running 1h 29m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 88/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
This mix demonstrates that patience and atmospheric building are just as powerful as high-energy drops.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 96/100; 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 31 points, moving between 20 and 90 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
4 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 287.3 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 20 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 mix demonstrates that patience and atmospheric building are just as powerful as high-energy drops.
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
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%93
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%89
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%86
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%96
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (4)
Long melodic blend with low-end swap
A masterfully executed transition that feels like a single evolving track.
Long EQ blend with high-pass filtering
A masterfully executed transition where the incoming track's atmosphere slowly replaces the outgoing one without any rhythmic disruption.
Breakdown transition with low-end swap
Utilizes the breakdown of the outgoing track to introduce the melodic core of the next, resulting in a powerful energy surge.
Long EQ blend with high-pass filtering
Perfectly executed handover of the low-end frequencies.
Technical subscores
92
EQ balance
97
Beat alignment
90
Energy control
97
Tempo stability
91
Loudness control
93
Musical coherence
96
Harmonic compatibility
94
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
20 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
101 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
5,327
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
66
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
51
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
349
Level jumps
Sudden volume steps between tracks.
Measurement confidence 100% · analysed on the full audio.
Recurring patterns
Long static loops (5×)
Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (13:00, 19:00, 33:00, 37:00, 43:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 0:00Atmospheric Intro
- 8:00Groove Establishment
- 14:50Atmospheric Peak
- 20:45Tension Release
- 29:45Cinematic Breakdown
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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 Mind Against's Mind Against at Awakenings X Afterlife (ADE 2019) get?
- Mind Against at Awakenings X Afterlife (ADE 2019) scores 88/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Mind Against at Awakenings X Afterlife (ADE 2019)?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 29m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 96/100, 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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