DJ Dinuk joins Secret Underground for episode 04 on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian electronic music radio station, promoter, DJ agency and music-news platform connecting audiences across Asia and internationally.
Secret Underground is a Sri Lankan record label and event-management collective built on a deep connection to Progressive House and underground electronic music. Although Sri Lanka is a small island in the Indian Ocean, it holds one of the region’s most passionate and enduring followings for Progressive House, giving rise to an enthusiastic community of DJs, producers and listeners.
The project began when founder Pasindu Dilhara launched Secret Underground as a Facebook page dedicated to sharing electronic music. What started as a simple platform for discovery soon grew into a Mixcloud podcast and, eventually, a record label designed to support rising Sri Lankan talent and give local DJs a space to be heard.
Sri Lanka’s early rave movement helped shape the country’s devotion to underground music, lifting both appreciation and demand to new heights. With this background, the Secret Underground crew delivers sets that resonate deeply with listeners, prioritising musical quality and emotional connection.
At the time of publication, Secret Underground focused on hosting its own secret events across Sri Lanka while producing its podcast series in collaboration with Scientific Sound Asia. The partnership strengthened their reach and allowed them to showcase artists from across the region.
Looking forward, the crew aimed to develop Secret Underground into a recognisable international brand, building bridges between DJs, producers and global electronic music communities. Their vision was to unite people through sound and continue uplifting the spirit of Underground Dance Music.
DJ Dinuk’s Secret Underground episode 04 opens with Alfoa’s A New Life in Nico Szabo’s remix on BC2 Records. Yudi Watanabe, Andre Moret and L Georges follow with Brotherhood on Soundteller Records, establishing the measured movement of Progressive House.
Ge Bruny’s Other Day on Mango Alley keeps the opening stretch focused before Gorkiz brings Elected from Transensations Records. Antrim and Ezequiel Arias then present White Moon in Alex ORion’s Alternative Mix for Or Two Strangers, followed by Deepness and Enzo Paradiso’s Ozimandias on Specific Music.
Christopher Ivor’s Homage to Infinity, remixed by Julian Nates for Massive Harmony Records, leads into Bootes Gray’s Arpeggios in the Sky in Ayhan Akca’s remix on BC2 Records. Rona (IL) follows with We Are in the Kamilo Sanclemente and Mauro Aguirre remix on Manual Music, before Tuco and Javier Zubizarreta’s Fury in Your Soul receives Fabri Lopez’s remix on Specific Music.
Kliment’s Origins in Anthony G’s remix on Contrast Records gives way to Gorkiz’s Strutter on Transensations Records. Andre Moret’s Obsidian on Inside Out BR and Tuba’s Cold Eyes on One Of A Kind sustain the set’s club-focused pace.
Ewan Rill and Ian Dillon bring Friends Forever in Ian Dillon’s remix for inU, with Paul Sawyer’s Terminus receiving Mir Omar’s treatment on Mistique Music. NAHS then appears with Nami in the Rodrigo Lapena and Gonzalo Sacc remix on Balkan Connection, before Yudi Watanabe, Andre Moret and L Georges return with Oluap Aos Day on Soundteller Records.
The closing run moves through Bynomic’s Cleansing Thunderstorm on Beat Block Records and Mariano Mellino’s Titania on Sudbeat Music. Casper Keys’ Dreamer in Dowden’s remix on ICONYC Noir, Kay-D’s Helix Planet in Kandar’s remix on BC2 Records and GMJ and Matter’s Microclimate on Meanwhile provide the final sequence.
Guest DJ DINUK.
This week’s guest DJ is DINUK, one of Secret Underground’s favourite selectors. Hailing from Colombo, Sri Lanka, he is a DJ who thrives on expression, using the decks as his outlet and connecting with the crowd through mood, movement and emotion.
Never afraid to drift into deeper territory, his choices behind the decks are personal, almost therapeutic. Growing up as a '90s kid, music became his escape. From cassette players to Walkmans and eventually CDJs, his path was shaped by electronic music icons such as Armin van Buuren and Tiësto, guiding him toward the sound he champions today.
He has shared stages with international names like Jeremy Olander and performed alongside Sri Lankan heavyweights, including Jayy Vibes, Ultra, Yazz, Shiyam, Muku, Asvajit, Dimuth K, A-JAY, K3v and Shannon Davin. His presence at some of the island’s most exclusive House Music and Progressive House events has made him a recognised figure in the local scene and a rising talent to follow.
While his greatest passion remains DJing and lifting people’s energy, he also works professionally as a marketer, bringing balance to his daily life. His sets typically blend expressive synth work, airy atmospheres, warm low-end grooves and occasional vocal touches, all driven by the steady pulse of Progressive House.
In recent years, Dinuk has also begun exploring music production, gradually shaping his own ideas and textures in the studio as he develops toward future releases. His artistic direction continues to evolve, making him an exciting prospect within Sri Lanka’s new wave of underground talent.
The episode unfolds with Alfoa’s emotive swells reimagined by Nico Szabo’s melodic touch, drawing from his Argentine deep roots in the early 2010s, before Yudi Watanabe’s, Andre Moret’s, and L Georges’s tribal brotherhood pulses with Brazilian organic flair from their collaborative Soundteller era. Ge Bruny’s introspective warmth invites reflection, as Gorkiz’s hypnotic election builds tension true to his Transensations warehouse vibes since the mid-2010s, and Antrim’s and Ezequiel Arias’s ethereal moonlit alternative by Alex O’Rion evokes Córdoba’s progressive heritage with broken-beat subtlety.
Deepness’s and Enzo Paradiso’s dubby odyssey channels Uruguay’s soulful progressions, Christopher Ivor’s cinematic homage reshaped by Julian Nates’s organic guitar infusions from his Argentine drumming background, and Bootes Gray’s arpeggiated skies lifted by Ayhan Akca’s funky sequences nod to Berlin’s melodic scene. Rona’s vocal anthem gains depth through Kamilo Sanclemente’s and Mauro Aguirre’s Colombian dub pads, a staple of their 2010s Manual collaborations, while Tuco’s furious soul ignites via Fabri Lopez’s tension, echoing Spain’s club energy.
Kliment’s origins refreshed by Anthony G’s crystalline hypnosis recall Bulgaria’s ambient pioneers, Gorkiz’s strutting darkness doubles down on his label-boss prowess, and Andre Moret’s obsidian shadows immerse in nature-inspired introspection from his Campinas origins. Buba’s minimal gaze pierces through, Ewan Rill’s eternal friendship elevated by Ian Dillon’s uplifting UK dreaminess since the 2000s, and Paul Sawyer’s terminus stretched by Mir Omar’s New York journeys, adds emotional arcs.
NAHS’s rhythmic waves, reshaped by Rodrigo Lapena’s and Gonzalo Sacc’s groovy Argentine synergy flows seamlessly, Yudi Watanabe’s and crew’s Oluap Aos Day reverses time with tribal drive, and Bynomic’s cleansing storm unleashes Swiss intensity. Mariano Mellino’s titania robust bass channels his Buenos Aires techno evolutions from the 2000s, Casper Keys’s dreamy vocals tensioned by Dowden’s atmospheres, Kay-D’s helical cosmos spun by Kandar’s builds, and GMJ’s and Matter’s microclimate closes with hypnotic subtlety from their Ukrainian progressive lineage.
Secret Underground episode 04 with guest DJ Dinuk crafts a masterful progressive house narrative of melodic introspection and rhythmic release, uniting global talents in an underground tapestry that transports listeners through emotional depths and euphoric peaks.
Secret Underground Episode 04 with Guest DJ Dinuk
Alfoa - A New Life (Nico Szabo Remix) [BC2 Records]
Yudi Watanabe Andre Moret L Georges - Brotherhood (Original Mix) [Soundteller Records]
Ge Bruny - Other Day [Mango Alley]
Gorkiz - Elected (Original Mix) [Transensations Records]
Antrim Ezequiel Arias Alex ORion - White Moon (Alex ORion Alternative Mix) [Or Two Strangers]
Deepness Enzo Paradiso - Ozimandias (Original Mix) [Specific Music]
Christopher Ivor Julian Nates - Homage to Infinity (Julian Nates Remix) [Massive Harmony Records]
Bootes Gray Ayhan Akca - Arpeggios in the Sky (Ayhan Akca Remix) [BC2 Records]
Rona (IL) - We Are (Kamilo Sanclemente & Mauro Aguirre Remix) [Manual Music]
Tuco Javier Zubizarreta - Fury in Your Soul (Fabri Lopez Remix) [Specific Music]
Kliment - Origins (Anthony G Remix) [Contrast Records]
Gorkiz - Strutter (Original Mix) [Transensations Records]
Andre Moret - Obsidian (Original Mix) [Inside Out BR]
Tuba - Cold Eyes (Original Mix) [One Of A Kind]
Ewan Rill Ian Dillon - Friends Forever (Ian Dillon Remix) [inU]
Paul Sawyer - Terminus (Mir Omar Remix) [Mistique Music]
NAHS - Nami (Rodrigo Lapena & Gonzalo Sacc Remix) [Balkan Connection]
Yudi Watanabe Andre Moret L Georges - Oluap Aos Day (Original Mix) [Soundteller Records]
Bynomic - Cleansing Thunderstorm (Original Mix) [Beat Block Records]
Mariano Mellino - Titania (Original Mix) [Sudbeat Music]
Casper Keys - Dreamer (Dowden Remix) [ICONYC Noir]
Kay-D - Helix Planet (Kandar Remix) [BC2 Records]
GMJ Matter - Microclimate (Original Mix) [Meanwhile]
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