Velvety Elements 340 welcomes back DJ Joshua for another edition of his long-running series on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia operates as an Asian electronic music radio station, DJ agency, promoter and music news platform, connecting underground artists and listeners across the region and internationally.
Based in Évora, Portugal, DJ Joshua has been involved with electronic music since the 1990s, developing his knowledge through vinyl, cassettes, CDs and later digital formats. His background spans House, Techno, Drum and Bass and Chillout, providing the foundation for decades of DJing, radio, event organisation and production.
That experience shapes the identity of Velvety Elements, where Joshua concentrates on the warmer, soulful and groove-led side of his collection. Smooth pacing, subtle rhythmic movement and measured transitions give individual tracks room to develop while maintaining continuity across each session.
Joshua’s early involvement with Portugal’s underground scene included local radio, DJing, event organisation, collaborations and support for other artists. After stepping away from regular musical activity to concentrate on family life, he eventually returned through Floating Beats and gradually rebuilt his presence in radio.
Velvety Elements developed during that renewed period as a dedicated outlet for the softer and more soulful side of his musical identity. The programme places greater emphasis on groove, melody and depth while retaining the patient pacing that runs through Joshua’s wider work.
His studio output as Joshua Marian reflects much of that direction, focusing on warmer rhythms, melodic detail and smoother arrangements. Soul Zone and Love My Soul on Bassment Tapes sit alongside Tengo Rojo and Restless Lips within that side of his catalogue.
How to Play Guitar on JFLM Recordings develops the melodic character of the Joshua Marian project further. Always On My Mind and I Can Go, You Can See on 14th Level Of Paradise continue the deeper, groove-focused approach that connects naturally with Velvety Elements.
Joshua also records as K Joshua, using the alias for more hypnotic, spacious, dub-influenced and experimental ideas. Promised Work on Kopoc, Stranger Things on dublucid, As You Are on Liberty Rhythm and Slow Laziness on Ghetto Rhythms Records illustrate that more abstract side of his production work.
Working under separate identities gives Joshua room to explore contrasting studio ideas without forcing them into the same framework. Joshua Marian carries much of the warmer and more melodic material, while K Joshua provides space for deeper, dub-influenced and experimental productions.
In 2024, Joshua launched JFLM Recordings as an independent outlet for his productions and collaborative projects. The label gives him greater control over how new material is presented while providing a dedicated home for music connected with the different sides of his studio activity.
That production work feeds naturally back into his radio programmes and broadens the perspective behind each edition. Velvety Elements 340 continues the series with another carefully paced selection shaped by Joshua’s long-standing connection with groove, melody and deeper electronic music.
DJ Joshua opens Velvety Elements 340 with Stablematic's Cryogenic, setting a strong Deep House direction that continues through Joshua Marian's Yeah Babe. Mick Jerome and SLiM STEELO follow with C'Mon, extending the warm, groove-led character of the opening section.
D'Julz adds Celestial before Kevin Yost's The Moonlight keeps the episode rooted in deeper house territory. Borrowed Identity's Life's Running and Danny B's Don't Look Back continue the same steady progression without breaking the flow.
DJ Steaw's The Truth Is Out There completes a long uninterrupted run of Deep House before DJ Vibe and Fragoso introduce Tech House with the dub of Work. The shift gives the closing third a firmer club edge while retaining the stripped-back feel of the earlier selections.
Gary Romalis' Electronix Remix of Gastek, L.D.F. and Dmitri SFC's I Remember provides the episode's only Peak Time Techno selection, adding the strongest rhythmic push of the programme. Franck Roger then closes with The Passage, returning the set to Deep House for a smoother finish.
Across eleven tracks, Velvety Elements 340 is heavily centred on Deep House, with Tech House and Peak Time Techno appearing only as brief contrasts near the end. DJ Joshua keeps the episode focused and cohesive, allowing the deeper selections to carry most of the programme before a short rise in intensity during the closing stretch.
Listen to the live radio broadcast on Tuesday, November 10th, 2026, between 6 and 8 p.m. Indochina Time. If you happen to miss it, you can catch a replay on Friday from 6 to 8 a.m. ICT.
DJ Joshua – Velvety Elements Episode 340
Stablematic - Cryogenic (Original Mix) [Recline Music]
Joshua Marian - Yeah Babe (Original Mix) [Vibe Me To The Moon]
Mick Jerome feat. SLiM STEELO - C'Mon (Original Mix) [Miura Records]
D'Julz - Celestial (Original Mix) [Bass Culture Records]
Kevin Yost - The Moonlight (Original Mix) [TSOY]
Borrowed Identity - Life's Running (Original Mix) [Quintessentials]
Danny B - Don't Look Back (Original Mix) [Sublease Music]
DJ Steaw - The Truth Is Out There (Original Mix) [Rutilance Recordings]
DJ Vibe & Fragoso - Work (Dub) [Limousine Dream]
Gastek, L.D.F. & Dmitri SFC - I Remember (Gary Romalis Electronix Remix) [Frole Records]
Franck Roger - The Passage (Original Mix) [Vibe Me To The Moon]
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