Vintage Culture — Vintage Culture @ Cigarettes After Sex Chapter 1
House · 1h 07m · analysed 25 Aug 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, Vintage Culture.
In short
Vintage Culture @ Cigarettes After Sex Chapter 1 by Vintage Culture scores 78/100 in the SOONOS analysis (club ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (91/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (79/100).
Your technical control is elite; now focus on telling a more emotionally diverse story.
Key takeaways
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (13:00, 24:00, 28:00, 38:00, 44:00, 48:42). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Continue exploring high-concept vocal edits; they define your artistic signature.
- Introduce a slightly more aggressive bassline in the next segment to evolve the energy.
- Maintain the current level of EQ precision; it is professional grade.
- Introduce more melodic or rhythmic variation during long driving sections.
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.
A textbook melodic techno transition. The incoming bassline is introduced so subtly it feels like a natural evolution of the first track.
Excellent use of harmonic compatibility to layer melodic elements before the full swap.
Seamless introduction of the Cigarettes After Sex vocal over the existing groove.
Clean bass handover, maintaining the rolling momentum of the set.
Flawless integration of the vocal hook into the rhythmic bed.
Smooth transition of low-end frequencies, maintaining groove stability.
About this house set
Vintage Culture @ Cigarettes After Sex Chapter 1 is a house DJ set by Vintage Culture, running 1h 07m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 78/100 overall — club ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
Your technical control is elite; now focus on telling a more emotionally diverse story.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 91/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 79/100.
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 35 points, moving between 20 and 82 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
6 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 185.5 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 15 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
Your technical control is elite; now focus on telling a more emotionally diverse story.
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%90
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%85
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%79
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%91
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (6)
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
A textbook melodic techno transition. The incoming bassline is introduced so subtly it feels like a natural evolution of the first track.
Harmonic layering
Excellent use of harmonic compatibility to layer melodic elements before the full swap.
Long EQ blend with vocal priority
Seamless introduction of the Cigarettes After Sex vocal over the existing groove.
Low-end swap on phrase
Clean bass handover, maintaining the rolling momentum of the set.
Long harmonic blend with vocal priority
Flawless integration of the vocal hook into the rhythmic bed.
Subtractive EQ blend
Smooth transition of low-end frequencies, maintaining groove stability.
Technical subscores
88
EQ balance
93
Beat alignment
84
Energy control
95
Tempo stability
85
Loudness control
90
Musical coherence
92
Harmonic compatibility
90
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
15 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
66 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
3,979
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
44
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
78
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
115
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 (13:00, 24:00, 28:00, 38:00, 44:00, 48:42). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 2:10Vocal Immersion
- 6:45Groove Lock
- 13:20Vocal Hook Peak
- 17:45Energy Plateau
- 25:30Vocal Climax
- 30:15Percussive Shift
Coaching notes
- Continue exploring high-concept vocal edits; they define your artistic signature.
- Introduce a slightly more aggressive bassline in the next segment to evolve the energy.
- Maintain the current level of EQ precision; it is professional grade.
- Introduce more melodic or rhythmic variation during long driving sections.
- Use more pronounced breakdowns to create emotional peaks and energy resets.
- Experiment with more creative transition techniques to add a unique signature.
- Ensure the mid-range remains clear during dense layering.
- Use more aggressive EQ carving to make vocal elements pop even more.
- Shorten the 50:30 plateau by introducing a new percussive layer earlier.
- Experiment with delay-based transitions to enhance the atmospheric vibe.
- Continue exploring thematic 'chapters' as it provides a strong unique selling point.
- Experiment with subtle live looping of vocals to extend emotional peaks.
- Ensure the sub-bass remains consistent during long, filtered transitions.
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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 Vintage Culture's Vintage Culture @ Cigarettes After Sex Chapter 1 get?
- Vintage Culture @ Cigarettes After Sex Chapter 1 scores 78/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (club ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Vintage Culture @ Cigarettes After Sex Chapter 1?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 07m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 91/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 79/100.
- 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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