Floating Beats 758 welcomes back DJ Joshua for another edition of his long-running electronic music show 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.
Born in Évora, Portugal, DJ Joshua has been involved with electronic music since the mid-1990s, developing his knowledge through vinyl, cassettes, CDs and later digital formats. His musical background spans House, Techno, Drum and Bass and Chillout, giving his selections a broad foundation across several generations of electronic music.
Even during quieter periods for Portugal’s underground scene, Joshua remained involved through event organisation, collaboration and support for local artists. After stepping away from regular DJing to concentrate on family life, he eventually returned through Floating Beats and gradually rebuilt his presence in radio.
The programme has since become an outlet for deeper, progressive and underground electronic music. Joshua approaches each episode through atmosphere and controlled progression, allowing tracks to develop naturally rather than relying on abrupt changes or constant peak-time pressure.
Alongside the radio show, Joshua produces under several aliases, allowing different areas of his studio work to develop independently. As Joshua Fernand, he concentrates primarily on contemporary Techno, with releases including Blue River on MixCult Digital and Breaking Rocks and Tearing Metal through his own JFLM Recordings.
Closed Door and Open Door on Radickal Records take the Joshua Fernand project into darker and more hypnotic territory. Repetition, tension and stripped-back rhythmic structures give those tracks a different character from the warmer House material found elsewhere in his catalogue.
Killer’s Plan on Rice Bowl Recordings introduces a more melodic side of the same alias through layered synth work and Melodic House and Techno structures. The track provides a bridge between Joshua’s tougher Techno productions and the more atmospheric material that regularly appears throughout Floating Beats.
His Joshua Marian alias occupies the deeper and more soulful side of his production work, with releases including Just Love, Express Your Voice and Go Slow. Material under that name has appeared through labels including Yesenia, Jazz In Da House, Agua Salada Records and Wanda, drawing on warmer melodies, soulful textures and groove-led rhythms.
The K Joshua project moves further towards raw and experimental electronic music. Promised Work on Kopoc, Stranger Things on dublucid and Slow Laziness on Ghetto Rhythms Records explore hypnotic Techno, Dub Techno and Ambient influences.
Using several aliases gives Joshua room to explore contrasting ideas without forcing every release into a single musical identity. Joshua Fernand carries much of his Techno-focused material, Joshua Marian concentrates on deeper House influences, while K Joshua provides space for more experimental and atmospheric directions.
In 2024, Joshua launched JFLM Recordings as an independent outlet for his productions and collaborative projects. The label gives him greater control over his releases while providing a dedicated home for music reflecting the different areas of his studio work.
DJ Joshua opens Floating Beats 758 with Owain K's "Ghost Of Jupiter" and Shcuro and Vil's "Origins", establishing the raw, hypnotic pulse of Deep Techno through restrained percussion and repetitive movement. William Masson's "Nm4kroustoueffect" then raises the pressure with a more driving approach, creating the first clear shift towards Peak Time Techno.
Danny Howells changes the direction with "Stuckduck", introducing Progressive House before Ian O'Donovan's "Ascent" develops that melodic thread further on Tronic. Bedez and Tomas Kunkel then pull the session back towards deeper, more hypnotic techno, restoring the stripped-back tension of the opening section without breaking the flow.
Joshua Onairam's "Never Wanted" appears without a confirmed genre or label, so it remains outside the category count rather than being assigned by assumption. Nobuharu Morimoto's "Kyoto" and the remastered 1994 version of Secret Cinema and Point Blank's "Meng's Theme" then push the mix firmly back into driving Techno, strengthening the harder rhythm through the latter stages.
Deetron's "Flow" provides one final progressive-house turn before Tata Box Inhibitors close the programme with the Placid Mix of "Plasmids", returning the energy to peak-time techno for the finish. Across Floating Beats 758, DJ Joshua balances raw and hypnotic depth with driving techno and progressive movement, using the stylistic changes to add variety while keeping the set controlled and cohesive.
Make sure to tune in to his live radio show on Monday, August 31st, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. Indochina Time (ICT). If you're unable to catch the live broadcast, you can listen to the replay on Friday from 6 to 8 a.m. (ICT).
Floating Beats 758 by DJ Joshua
Owain K - Ghost Of Jupiter (Original Mix) [SoundCloud]
Shcuro & Vil - Origins (Original Mix) [Paraiso]
William Masson - Nm4kroustoueffect (Original Mix) [Naropa Music]
Danny Howells - Stuckduck (Original Mix) [Naeba Records]
Ian O'Donovan - Ascent (Original Mix) [Tronic]
Bedez - Phase Mantle (Original Mix) [SPLATTER]
Tomas Kunkel - Soul City (Original Mix) [Arsenik Records]
Joshua Onairam - Never Wanted (Original Mix)
Nobuharu Morimoto - Kyoto (Original Mix) [Say What?]
Secret Cinema & Point Blank (NL) - Meng's Theme (1994 Original Re-Mastered) [Gem Records]
Deetron - Flow (Original Mix) [Mutual Rytm]
Tata Box Inhibitors - Plasmids (Placid Mix) [Touche]
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