Yellow Claw — Yellow Claw @ EDC Las Vegas 2017
Trap EDM · 57 min · EDC · analysed 26 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, Yellow Claw.
In short
Yellow Claw @ EDC Las Vegas 2017 by Yellow Claw scores 83/100 in the SOONOS analysis (club ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (91/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (81/100).
The DJ uses their voice as a primary tool for tension management, creating a unique and highly engaging performance.
Key takeaways
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (4×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (13:00, 18:00, 44:00, 51:00). 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 timed transition into the first major drop, maximizing initial impact.
Energetic switch that keeps the tempo high without losing the groove.
A bit abrupt, causing a slight dip in momentum, though the vocal recovers it.
Perfectly timed energy swap that catches the crowd off guard in a positive way.
Smooth transition between two high-energy tracks, maintaining the low-end drive.
Strategic disruption
About this trap edm set
Yellow Claw @ EDC Las Vegas 2017 is a trap edm DJ set by Yellow Claw, running 57 min. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 83/100 overall — club ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
The DJ uses their voice as a primary tool for tension management, creating a unique and highly engaging performance.
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 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 26 points, moving between 20 and 98 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
7 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 929.3 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 23 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 DJ uses their voice as a primary tool for tension management, creating a unique and highly engaging performance.
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
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%90
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%81
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 (7)
Drop swap with vocal lead-in
Perfectly timed transition into the first major drop, maximizing initial impact.
Quick cut on the snare roll
Energetic switch that keeps the tempo high without losing the groove.
Hard cut into breakdown
A bit abrupt, causing a slight dip in momentum, though the vocal recovers it.
Hard cut on the drop
Perfectly timed energy swap that catches the crowd off guard in a positive way.
Short EQ blend
Smooth transition between two high-energy tracks, maintaining the low-end drive.
Impact Cut
strategic_disruption
Quick Blend
Technical subscores
81
EQ balance
90
Beat alignment
94
Energy control
93
Tempo stability
79
Loudness control
83
Musical coherence
80
Harmonic compatibility
82
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
23 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
185 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
3,414
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
27
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
178
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
244
Level jumps
Sudden volume steps between tracks.
Measurement confidence 99% · analysed on the full audio.
Recurring patterns
Long static loops (4×)
Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (13:00, 18:00, 44:00, 51:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 2:30Crowd Command
- 9:15Energy Peak
- 7:45Risky pressure or vibe dip
- 15:30Vocal Hype Peak
- 20:45Hardstyle Pivot
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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 Yellow Claw's Yellow Claw @ EDC Las Vegas 2017 get?
- Yellow Claw @ EDC Las Vegas 2017 scores 83/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (club ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Yellow Claw @ EDC Las Vegas 2017?
- The analysed recording runs 57 min.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 91/100, while SURPRISE 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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