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    Yellow ClawYellow Claw @ EDC Las Vegas 2017

    Trap EDM · 57 min · EDC · analysed 26 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

    Overall score
    83/100
    Level
    club ready
    Duration
    57 min
    Genre
    Trap EDM

    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.

    • 0:58Measured (DSP)90/100Listen at 0:58

      Perfectly timed transition into the first major drop, maximizing initial impact.

    • 4:12Measured (DSP)85/100Listen at 4:12

      Energetic switch that keeps the tempo high without losing the groove.

    • 7:45Measured (DSP)78/100Listen at 7:45

      A bit abrupt, causing a slight dip in momentum, though the vocal recovers it.

    • 12:48Measured (DSP)90/100Listen at 12:48

      Perfectly timed energy swap that catches the crowd off guard in a positive way.

    • 17:12Measured (DSP)82/100Listen at 17:12

      Smooth transition between two high-energy tracks, maintaining the low-end drive.

    • 24:12Measured (DSP)100/100Listen at 24:12

      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.

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    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
    Beat Alignmentmeasured78
    Transition Qualitymeasured85
    Phrase Accuracymeasured90
    EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured81
    Tempo Stability (estimated)measured93
    Technical Cleanlinessmeasured62

    STORYTELLING

    Did the mix go somewhere?

    25%90
    Narrative ArcAI91
    ProgressionAI87
    Tension & ReleaseAI91
    Section AwarenessAI91
    Flow ContinuityAI84
    PayoffAI98

    ENERGY

    Did you control the room?

    20%86
    Energy Curvemeasured87
    PacingAI86
    MomentumAI96
    Peak ManagementAI94
    Energy HandoffAI94
    Fatigue ControlAI41

    SURPRISE

    Did you remain unpredictable?

    15%81
    Unexpected MomentsAI85
    ContrastAI81
    Transition Varietymeasured95
    Selection RiskAI88
    FreshnessAI30
    Surprise ControlAI85

    IDENTITY

    Did the mix sound like you?

    15%91
    Selection QualityAI92
    Identity ConsistencyAI96
    IntentionalityAI96
    ConfidenceAI98
    RestraintAI65
    SignatureAI96

    Energy arc

    0:0057:00

    Transitions analysed (7)

    0:58

    Drop swap with vocal lead-in

    Perfectly timed transition into the first major drop, maximizing initial impact.

    90
    4:12

    Quick cut on the snare roll

    Energetic switch that keeps the tempo high without losing the groove.

    85
    7:45

    Hard cut into breakdown

    A bit abrupt, causing a slight dip in momentum, though the vocal recovers it.

    78
    12:48

    Hard cut on the drop

    Perfectly timed energy swap that catches the crowd off guard in a positive way.

    90
    17:12

    Short EQ blend

    Smooth transition between two high-energy tracks, maintaining the low-end drive.

    82
    24:12

    Impact Cut

    strategic_disruption

    100
    28:05

    Quick Blend

    82

    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.

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    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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