The Martinez Brothers — THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS - Live At Ultra 2014 - Sunday Underground Stage
House · 59 min · analysed 20 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
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In short
THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS - Live At Ultra 2014 - Sunday Underground Stage by The Martinez Brothers scores 87/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (93/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (84/100).
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
Key takeaways
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (10:00, 12:00, 20:00, 32:30, 35:00, 42:30). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Experiment with more dramatic filter sweeps to enhance tension and release.
- Introduce brief melodic breaks to provide contrast to the percussive drive.
- Maintain the excellent long-form blending technique as it is a key strength.
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 groove remains entirely undisturbed.
Creative use of loops to bridge two tracks with different energy levels.
A bold transition that slightly jars the energy but recovers quickly.
Perfectly executed low-end handover, maintaining the rolling energy without a dip.
Expertly layered mids, allowing the new track's percussion to build naturally.
Perfectly aligned hats and kicks, creating a seamless transition of energy.
Smooth transition into a vocal-led track, maintaining the percussive energy.
About this house set
THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS - Live At Ultra 2014 - Sunday Underground Stage is a house DJ set by The Martinez Brothers, running 59 min. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 87/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 93/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 84/100.
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 32 points, moving between 65 and 92 on the SOONOS energy scale — a moderate dynamic range across the set.
7 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 54.5 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 13 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
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%88
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%89
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%86
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%93
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (7)
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
Perfectly executed handover; the groove remains entirely undisturbed.
Vocal loop layering into percussive drop
Creative use of loops to bridge two tracks with different energy levels.
Quick cut on the 1
A bold transition that slightly jars the energy but recovers quickly.
32-bar EQ blend, low swap on phrase
Perfectly executed low-end handover, maintaining the rolling energy without a dip.
Long blend with mid-range layering
Expertly layered mids, allowing the new track's percussion to build naturally.
Long percussive blend
Perfectly aligned hats and kicks, creating a seamless transition of energy.
EQ-based vocal blend
Smooth transition into a vocal-led track, maintaining the percussive energy.
Technical subscores
88
EQ balance
92
Beat alignment
87
Energy control
92
Tempo stability
87
Loudness control
89
Musical coherence
84
Harmonic compatibility
87
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
13 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
24 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
3,505
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
71
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
54
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
116
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 (10:00, 12:00, 20:00, 32:30, 35:00, 42:30). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 09:30Risky pressure or vibe dip
- 16:45Vocal Hook Entry
- 21:15Percussive Peak
- 27:45Vocal Hook Entry
Coaching notes
- Experiment with more dramatic filter sweeps to enhance tension and release.
- Introduce brief melodic breaks to provide contrast to the percussive drive.
- Maintain the excellent long-form blending technique as it is a key strength.
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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 The Martinez Brothers's THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS - Live At Ultra 2014 - Sunday Underground Stage get?
- THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS - Live At Ultra 2014 - Sunday Underground Stage scores 87/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS - Live At Ultra 2014 - Sunday Underground Stage?
- The analysed recording runs 59 min.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 93/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 84/100.
- 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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