Richie Hawtin — Richie Hawtin - Cocoon @ 528 - Ibiza, 24.09.2025

    Classics · 2h 01m · analysed 18 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

    Overall score
    86/100
    Level
    festival ready
    Duration
    2h 01m
    Genre
    Classics

    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, Richie Hawtin.

    In short

    Richie Hawtin - Cocoon @ 528 - Ibiza, 24.09.2025 by Richie Hawtin scores 86/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (96/100) and the weakest is TECHNIQUE (83/100).

    This is a masterclass in how to maintain high energy through rhythmic complexity rather than sheer volume.

    Key takeaways

    What worked

    • Technical precision in long-form blending.
    • Exceptional restraint and pacing.
    • Coherent and immersive sonic identity.

    What weakened the set

    • 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.

    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.

    • 15:12Measured (DSP)95/100Listen at 15:12

      An invisible transition where the new track's percussion slowly replaces the old. Perfect phase alignment.

    • 20:45Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 20:45

      Surgical bass swap. The transition is felt more than heard, maintaining the hypnotic momentum perfectly.

    • 26:45Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 26:45

      Seamless transition where the new track's percussion emerges naturally from the previous groove.

    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.

    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.

    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.

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    This is a masterclass in how to maintain high energy through rhythmic complexity rather than sheer volume.

    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
    Beat Alignmentmeasured76
    Transition Qualitymeasured59
    Phrase Accuracymeasured94
    EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured93
    Tempo Stability (estimated)measured96
    Technical Cleanlinessmeasured85

    STORYTELLING

    Did the mix go somewhere?

    25%92
    Narrative ArcAI95
    ProgressionAI92
    Tension & ReleaseAI88
    Section AwarenessAI92
    Flow ContinuityAI95
    PayoffAI85

    ENERGY

    Did you control the room?

    20%84
    Energy Curvemeasured79
    PacingAI94
    MomentumAI93
    Peak ManagementAI89
    Energy HandoffAI90
    Fatigue ControlAI45

    SURPRISE

    Did you remain unpredictable?

    15%84
    Unexpected MomentsAI85
    ContrastAI86
    Transition Varietymeasured95
    Selection RiskAI89
    FreshnessAI44
    Surprise ControlAI85

    IDENTITY

    Did the mix sound like you?

    15%96
    Selection QualityAI93
    Identity ConsistencyAI98
    IntentionalityAI97
    ConfidenceAI96
    RestraintAI96
    SignatureAI95

    Energy arc

    12:00108:00

    Transitions analysed (5)

    4:30

    Perfect Blend

    100
    9:45

    Invisible Handover

    100
    15:12

    Long textural blend with high-pass filtering

    An invisible transition where the new track's percussion slowly replaces the old. Perfect phase alignment.

    95
    20:45

    Low-end swap on the 32nd bar

    Surgical bass swap. The transition is felt more than heard, maintaining the hypnotic momentum perfectly.

    92
    26:45

    Long EQ blend with low-end swap

    Seamless transition where the new track's percussion emerges naturally from the previous groove.

    92

    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 ms

    Beat-grid drift (median)

    Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.

    199 ms

    Drift p95

    Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.

    7,214

    Boundaries detected

    Points where the audio changes track or section.

    187

    Hard cuts / h

    Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.

    104

    Clipping events

    Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.

    411

    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 (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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    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 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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