Richie Hawtin — Richie Hawtin - Cocoon @ 528 - Ibiza, 24.09.2025
Classics · 2h 01m · analysed 18 Aug 2026
About this classics set
Richie Hawtin - Cocoon @ 528 - Ibiza, 24.09.2025 is a classics DJ set by Richie Hawtin, running 2h 01m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 86/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
This is a masterclass in how to maintain high energy through rhythmic complexity rather than sheer volume.
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 83/100.
The final score is capped by measured -: the DSP layer overrides the listening layer whenever it measures an execution issue directly in the audio.
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 25 points, moving between 65 and 88 on the SOONOS energy scale — a moderate dynamic range across the set.
5 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 559.5 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 24 ms.
Full SOONOS analysis
This is a masterclass in how to maintain high energy through rhythmic complexity rather than sheer volume.
The 8 dimensions
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%83
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%92
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%84
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%84
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%96
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Final score capped by measured execution (-) — weighted average was 87.
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (5)
Perfect Blend
Invisible Handover
Long textural blend with high-pass filtering
An invisible transition where the new track's percussion slowly replaces the old. Perfect phase alignment.
Low-end swap on the 32nd bar
Surgical bass swap. The transition is felt more than heard, maintaining the hypnotic momentum perfectly.
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
Seamless transition where the new track's percussion emerges naturally from the previous groove.
Technical subscores
93
EQ balance
97
Beat alignment
92
Energy control
96
Tempo stability
92
Loudness control
94
Musical coherence
91
Harmonic compatibility
94
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
24.1 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
198.5 ms
Drift p95
7,214
Boundaries detected
187
Hard cuts / h
104
Clipping events
411
Level jumps
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 (22:00, 36:00, 44:00, 72:00, 78:00, 103:30). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Technical precision in long-form blending.
- Exceptional restraint and pacing.
- Coherent and immersive sonic identity.
Timeline
- 17:42Textural Peak
- 21:15Pressure Release
- 28:30Energy Shift
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Questions about this analysis
- What score does Richie Hawtin's Richie Hawtin - Cocoon @ 528 - Ibiza, 24.09.2025 get?
- Richie Hawtin - Cocoon @ 528 - Ibiza, 24.09.2025 scores 86/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Richie Hawtin - Cocoon @ 528 - Ibiza, 24.09.2025?
- The analysed recording runs 2h 01m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 96/100, while TECHNIQUE 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.
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