Tale of Us — Tale Of Us LIVE from the Desert 2023
Melodic Techno · 55 min · analysed 22 Jul 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
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, Tale of Us.
In short
Tale Of Us LIVE from the Desert 2023 by Tale of Us scores 85/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready).
The engine files this performance as “Advanced”.
Key takeaways
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (22:00, 26:00, 30:00, 33:00, 37:30, 42:00). 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.
Perfectly executed handover; the transition is felt rather than heard.
Tracks are in perfect key, creating a new melodic texture during the overlap.
Incredibly smooth handover. The incoming percussion is introduced so subtly it feels like part of the original track.
Perfect harmonic alignment. The two tracks create a temporary 'third track' that sounds intentional.
About this melodic techno set
Tale Of Us LIVE from the Desert 2023 is a melodic techno DJ set by Tale of Us, running 55 min. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 85/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Advanced”.
Energy and structure
The energy curve was sampled at 24 points, moving between 20 and 90 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
6 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 731.9 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 3 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.
Full SOONOS analysis
The 8 dimensions
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (6)
Long EQ blend with high-pass filtering
Perfectly executed handover; the transition is felt rather than heard.
Harmonic layering
Tracks are in perfect key, creating a new melodic texture during the overlap.
Long EQ blend (64 bars)
Incredibly smooth handover. The incoming percussion is introduced so subtly it feels like part of the original track.
Harmonic layering with low-end swap
Perfect harmonic alignment. The two tracks create a temporary 'third track' that sounds intentional.
Perfect Harmonic Blend
Invisible Stem Layering
Measured (DSP)
3 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
209 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
3,289
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
70
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
0
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
125
Level jumps
Sudden volume steps between tracks.
Recurring patterns
Long static loops (6×)
Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (22:00, 26:00, 30:00, 33:00, 37:30, 42:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
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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 Tale of Us's Tale Of Us LIVE from the Desert 2023 get?
- Tale Of Us LIVE from the Desert 2023 scores 85/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Tale Of Us LIVE from the Desert 2023?
- The analysed recording runs 55 min.
- 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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