Themba — Themba Live at Dance Or Die @ Ushuaia Ibiza 03th July 2019

    House · 1h 27m · Ushuaia Ibiza · analysed 25 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

    Overall score
    84/100
    Level
    club ready
    Duration
    1h 27m
    Genre
    House

    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, Themba.

    In short

    Themba Live at Dance Or Die @ Ushuaia Ibiza 03th July 2019 by Themba scores 84/100 in the SOONOS analysis (club ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (92/100) and the weakest is TECHNIQUE (81/100).

    This DJ understands that in Afro-House, the transition is not a bridge between tracks, but a third track in itself.

    Key takeaways

    What weakened the set

    • Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (31:00, 44:00, 52:00, 60:00, 76:00, 82:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    What to try next

    • Experiment with subtle delay/reverb on vocal stabs to increase atmospheric depth.
    • Consider a slightly more aggressive EQ swap in the next transition to shift the energy upward.
    • Maintain the current level of patience; it is your greatest strength in this genre.
    • Introduce more organic vocal elements to enhance the emotional connection.

    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.

    • 5:22Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 5:22

      A masterclass in Afro-house mixing. The transition is so smooth it feels like a single 10-minute track.

    • 9:45Measured (DSP)88/100Listen at 9:45

      Clean introduction of new rhythmic elements. The DJ maintains the hypnotic state perfectly.

    • 12:15Measured (DSP)94/100Listen at 12:15

      Perfectly executed handover; the transition is felt rather than heard.

    • 18:00Measured (DSP)90/100Listen at 18:00

      Smooth integration of new rhythmic elements over the existing groove.

    • 23:42Measured (DSP)94/100Listen at 23:42

      Flawless handover of the low-end; the transition is almost imperceptible, maintaining the hypnotic groove perfectly.

    • 28:15Measured (DSP)90/100Listen at 28:15

      Excellent use of phrasing to bring in the new track's hats, building energy without a sudden jump.

    About this house set

    Themba Live at Dance Or Die @ Ushuaia Ibiza 03th July 2019 is a house DJ set by Themba, running 1h 27m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 84/100 overall — club ready.

    The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

    This DJ understands that in Afro-House, the transition is not a bridge between tracks, but a third track in itself.

    How the score breaks down

    SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 92/100; the weakest is TECHNIQUE at 81/100.

    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 37 points, moving between 40 and 87 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.

    6 transitions were detected and scored individually.

    Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 1314.4 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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    Full SOONOS analysis

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    This DJ understands that in Afro-House, the transition is not a bridge between tracks, but a third track in itself.

    The 8 dimensions

    Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.

    Score breakdown

    TECHNIQUE

    How well did you execute?

    25%81
    Beat Alignmentmeasured76
    Transition Qualitymeasured79
    Phrase Accuracymeasured91
    EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured87
    Tempo Stability (estimated)measured93
    Technical Cleanlinessmeasured50

    STORYTELLING

    Did the mix go somewhere?

    25%87
    Narrative ArcAI90
    ProgressionAI85
    Tension & ReleaseAI83
    Section AwarenessAI87
    Flow ContinuityAI92
    PayoffAI83

    ENERGY

    Did you control the room?

    20%85
    Energy Curvemeasured84
    PacingAI90
    MomentumAI91
    Peak ManagementAI84
    Energy HandoffAI85
    Fatigue ControlAI67

    SURPRISE

    Did you remain unpredictable?

    15%81
    Unexpected MomentsAI80
    ContrastAI80
    Transition Varietymeasured93
    Selection RiskAI82
    FreshnessAI65
    Surprise ControlAI80

    IDENTITY

    Did the mix sound like you?

    15%92
    Selection QualityAI90
    Identity ConsistencyAI97
    IntentionalityAI92
    ConfidenceAI91
    RestraintAI90
    SignatureAI92

    Energy arc

    0:0087:24

    Transitions analysed (6)

    5:22

    Long EQ blend with subtle low-end handover

    A masterclass in Afro-house mixing. The transition is so smooth it feels like a single 10-minute track.

    92
    9:45

    Percussive layering and high-mid swap

    Clean introduction of new rhythmic elements. The DJ maintains the hypnotic state perfectly.

    88
    12:15

    Long EQ blend with low-end swap

    Perfectly executed handover; the transition is felt rather than heard.

    94
    18:00

    Percussive layering

    Smooth integration of new rhythmic elements over the existing groove.

    90
    23:42

    Long EQ blend with percussive layering

    Flawless handover of the low-end; the transition is almost imperceptible, maintaining the hypnotic groove perfectly.

    94
    28:15

    Progressive additive layering

    Excellent use of phrasing to bring in the new track's hats, building energy without a sudden jump.

    90

    Technical subscores

    87

    EQ balance

    94

    Beat alignment

    86

    Energy control

    93

    Tempo stability

    87

    Loudness control

    91

    Musical coherence

    90

    Harmonic compatibility

    91

    Transition cleanliness

    Measured (DSP)

    24 ms

    Beat-grid drift (median)

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

    261 ms

    Drift p95

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

    5,227

    Boundaries detected

    Points where the audio changes track or section.

    12

    Hard cuts / h

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

    64

    Clipping events

    Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.

    216

    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 (31:00, 44:00, 52:00, 60:00, 76:00, 82:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    Timeline

    • 14:20Groove Lock
    • 20:15Filter Sweep Peak
    • 25:45Vocal Hook Integration

    Coaching notes

    • Experiment with subtle delay/reverb on vocal stabs to increase atmospheric depth.
    • Consider a slightly more aggressive EQ swap in the next transition to shift the energy upward.
    • Maintain the current level of patience; it is your greatest strength in this genre.
    • Introduce more organic vocal elements to enhance the emotional connection.
    • Experiment with longer, more dramatic breakdowns to create higher tension peaks.
    • Maintain the current level of technical precision; it is exceptional.
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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.

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    Questions about this analysis

    What score does Themba's Themba Live at Dance Or Die @ Ushuaia Ibiza 03th July 2019 get?
    Themba Live at Dance Or Die @ Ushuaia Ibiza 03th July 2019 scores 84/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (club ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
    How long is Themba Live at Dance Or Die @ Ushuaia Ibiza 03th July 2019?
    The analysed recording runs 1h 27m.
    Which part of the mix scores best?
    IDENTITY is the strongest category at 92/100, while TECHNIQUE is the lowest at 81/100.
    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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