Petrichor 81 sees Rumesh return to Scientific Sound Asia with guest DJ duo Mitrinique and another edition centred on Progressive House and related electronic styles. 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.
Rumesh Peiris, known simply as Rumesh, is a Sri Lankan DJ and the host of the series. His connection with House developed alongside Sri Lanka’s underground electronic music scene, with the programme becoming a platform for deeper selections and guest DJs from different parts of the international scene.
Episode 81 features the duo as the guest act, continuing the programme’s focus on Prog House and related deeper electronic music. Listeners can also revisit the second hour of Petrichor 80 through the previous edition.
Guest DJ Duo Mitrinique.
This edition’s guest DJs are Mitrinique, the Belgian duo formed by Dominique Heyninck and Dimitri Chantzis. Their music brings together Progressive House, Deep House and Tech House, giving them a broad foundation for both production and extended DJ sets.
Both artists developed their own experience before working together as a team, combining their individual backgrounds into a shared project. Their early breakthrough came with the track Saturday in 2010, which received support from established DJs and helped introduce the duo to a wider international audience.
Production soon became a central part of their identity, with the pair refining a sound built around deeper grooves, melodic structure and club-focused progression. Their releases attracted support from figures including Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren, Dave Seaman, Sasha, John Digweed, Sven Väth, Armin van Buuren, Laurent Garnier, Guy J, Cid Inc and Karotte.
The duo also established Sound Avenue, developing the label into a platform for Progressive and deeper electronic music. Its catalogue has included artists such as Chris Fortier, Nikko Z, Liz Cirelli, Lonya, Audiojunkies and Petar Dundov.
In 2012, they expanded the label structure with Crossfade Sounds, created as a deeper underground offshoot. The sublabel provided another outlet for established and developing producers working across more experimental and less conventional areas of House music.
They have also built a reputation around longer DJ sets, using the extended format to move between different shades of Progressive, Deep and Tech House. Their international performance history has included appearances across Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria, reflecting the wider reach of their work as both DJs and producers.
Their appearance on this show brings that experience into a programme already closely connected with Progressive House and deeper electronic music. The guest set gives them space to draw from the melodic, rhythmic and underground elements that have shaped the duo’s work across their releases, labels and performances.
The duo open episode 81 with Adana Twins and Ridoutt's D.J.A.M.H., establishing an Indie Dance foundation before Mathias Schober's remix of BOg's Jahar continues the darker rhythmic approach. Carlo Whale and VOZA then introduce Melodic House and Techno through the D-Formation and GRAZZE remix of Million Faces.
YAIDE's remix of D-Formation's Nerve brings the first Progressive House selection before Adam Port's extended mix of Cubicolor's No Dancers returns the set to melodic territory. Dave Seaman follows with Press 1 For Human, giving the middle section another progressive turn while maintaining the measured pacing established earlier.
Meriton's remix of DJ Hell's Wild At Art brings Indie Dance back into focus before 8Kays' Circuit shifts towards a more melodic direction. Damon Jee and DEMIAN's Ignisa then restores the darker Indie Dance character, giving the second half a sharper club-oriented edge.
Hunter/Game continue with Somewhere, adding another Melodic House and Techno selection before Innellea's White Blanket brings Indie Dance into the closing stretch. Bicep's Atlas provides the set's sole Electronica excursion, creating a distinct change in texture near the end.
Echonomist closes the show with The Touch, returning the programme to the Indie Dance sound that dominates the episode. Across thirteen tracks, the guests balance Indie Dance with Melodic House & Techno, Prog House and Electronica, keeping the set varied without losing its darker, melodic identity.
Petrichor 81 with Mitrinique
Adana Twins & Ridoutt - D.J.A.M.H. (Original Mix) [TAU]
BOg - Jahar (Mathias Schober Remix) [TAU]
Carlo Whale & VOZA - Million Faces (D-Formation & GRAZZE Remix) [Einmusika Recordings]
D-Formation - Nerve (YAIDE Remix) [MIR MUSIC]
Cubicolor - No Dancers (Adam Port Extended Mix) [Anjunadeep]
Dave Seaman - Press 1 For Human (Original Mix) [Selador]
DJ Hell - Wild At Art (Meriton Remix) [The Dj Hell Experience]
8Kays - Circuit [Blaufield Music]
Damon Jee & DEMIAN - Ignisa [Critical Monday]
Hunter/Game - Somewhere (Original Mix) [Last Night On Earth]
Innellea - White Blanket [Afterlife Records]
Bicep - Atlas [Ninja Tune]
Echonomist - The Touch [TAU]
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