Hypnotised, originally from Ghent, Belgium, hosts the first hour of After Hours with guest DJ VegaZ SL. The programme forms part of Scientific Sound Asia, alongside its radio station and DJ agency, connecting underground electronic music with listeners across Asia and internationally.
His musical background was shaped by Ghent's electronic scene and events including I Love Techno and 10 Days of Techno, while his early DJ years involved playing a broader range of electronic styles around the city. Over time, his approach developed towards deeper Progressive material, with gradual progression, layered melodic development and atmosphere becoming central to his sets.
Hypnotised has performed alongside artists including Marco Bailey, Tom Hades, Purple Disco Machine, Jesse Rose and Nick Bril, while appearances have taken him to Amsterdam Dance Event, Deep on Deck Festival in South Africa and clubs across Belgium, the Netherlands and South Africa. His radio work has also extended beyond After Hours through appearances and programmes carried by outlets including Proton Radio, Ibiza Global Radio, Frisky Radio and DI.FM.
In 2015, he became closely involved with AH Digital, the label he co-founded with PatriZe and now manages, while developing his own production catalogue. His People from the Otherworld EP became an early milestone, reaching number four on Beatport's Progressive House chart before its title track received a remix from Portuguese producer Rui Da Silva.
He later introduced the Man on the Moon alias, with Sense released through Bonzai and subsequently winning a remix contest on Metapop. Alongside AH Digital, his releases have appeared through labels including Bonzai Progressive, Green Martian, SLC-6 Music and Pro B Tech Music.
Hypnotised has remained active in the studio, with 2026 bringing Between The Echoes on Vandit Alternative as well as collaborative remix work with Frank Savio and PatriZe. His recent catalogue also includes his remix of Ricardo Piedra's Bungalow for Bonzai Progressive and the Hypnotised & PatriZe interpretation of Nikoow's Weird Things on AH Digital.
These productions continue the deeper, progressive direction associated with both his solo work and his partnership with PatriZe. Through After Hours, AH Digital and his ongoing releases, Hypnotised maintains a close connection between his DJ sets, label work and studio output.
Guest DJ VegaZ SL.
VegaZ SL, also known as Asintha Vegaz, is a Sri Lankan DJ and producer whose work centres primarily on Progressive House. His interest in electronic music developed at a young age, eventually leading him into DJing, live performance and music production.
He made his performance debut in 2015 at Under the South, where he began establishing his approach to combining different strands of electronic music within his sets. VegaZ SL later appeared at events including Booka Booka and developed further experience through residencies and performances at venues across Sri Lanka.
Production has become an increasingly important part of his work, with a substantial catalogue of original tracks, collaborations and remixes released across a range of underground labels. His 2026 output has included music for Marva Records, AH Digital, Rude Resonance, Mango Alley, Armoony Records, Bonzai Progressive, Univack, SINCITY and OLD SQL Recordings.
Recent releases include his remix of Carlos Bacchus' Icaro for Marva Records, Silent Horizons on Rude Resonance and Letters We Never Sent, a collaboration with ShemoW released through Mango Alley. He has also worked with fellow Sri Lankan producers including ALPHA21 and Hobin Rude, with Bathsheba, Crusader and Procul among their collaborative releases during 2026.
VegaZ SL's remix catalogue has remained equally active, including interpretations of NeoTraffic's Neon Nebula, ALCHEMYST SL's Apollyon, Gastón Rodríguez's Eclipsed and Phillosopher's Seculum. Together with his original productions and continuing DJ work, these releases show the development of an artist closely involved with Sri Lanka's Progressive House scene while also building connections with labels and producers internationally.
Hypnotised opens the first hour of After Hours 428 with Gux Jimenez and Gabriel Amato's The Moon Of Endor, establishing the Progressive House direction that controls the programme almost from start to finish. Kenan Savrun's remix of Bynomic and the ALPHA21 and Disto remix of Dimel De Silva continue that measured opening through detailed percussion and gradually developing melodic tension.
Tomic's remix of Don Longton and Balvas' treatment of Kimishkez keep the first hour firmly progressive before Greenage reshapes NOIYSE PROJECT's Aurora Rain. Danidu and Hasith's remix of Rick Pier O'Neil then leads into NAHS' version of Juan Ibanez and DJ San's remix of GMJ, completing Hypnotised's hour without leaving its deep progressive framework.
VegaZ (SL) begins the second hour with ALPHA21's Pasikudah before Alex O'Rion's With You brings Sudbeat Music into the selection. Christian Monique's remix of Kenshi Kamaro, Adrian Roman's version of Bynomic and Montw's remix of Fog continue a tightly focused sequence where melody, atmosphere and steady club pressure remain central.
Gux Jimenez and NOIYSE PROJECT maintain the progressive flow with Feel The Calm, followed by Hacobb's remix of Bynomic and Ejaz Ahamed's remix of Julian Nates. Tali Muss then provides the programme's only Melodic House and Techno selection through Garip, briefly broadening the second hour before the mix returns to Progressive House.
Weird Sounding Dude's remix of Ewan Rill restores the dominant progressive direction before L Georges' remix of VegaZ's own Rivendell brings the guest directly into the musical closing sequence. Matan Caspi finishes the episode with Mannequin on Outta Limits, rounding off a second hour built around closely connected melodic and progressive material.
Across After Hours 428, Progressive House accounts for twenty of the twenty-one tracks, with Tali Muss providing the only stylistic departure. Balkan Connection and Another Life Music appear repeatedly across the programme, while Hypnotised and VegaZ keep both hours centred on extended melodic development, deep grooves and consistent progressive momentum.
After Hours 428
First Hour by Hypnotised
Gux Jimenez & Gabriel Amato - The Moon Of Endor [Balkan Connection]
Bynomic - Space Diamond (Kenan Savrun Remix) [The Audio Atelier]
Dimel De Silva - Athikkamma (ALPHA21 & Disto (SL) Remix) [BC2 Records]
Don Longton - Apollo Dreams (Tomic Remix) [Vesta Records]
Kimishkez - Look Inside (Balvas Remix) [Neonius Records]
NOIYSE PROJECT - Aurora Rain (Greenage Remix) [Balkan Connection]
Rick Pier O'Neil - Another Side (Danidu & Hasith Remix) [RPO Records]
Juan Ibanez - The Eagle Departure (NAHS Remix) [inU]
GMJ - Oranai (DJ San Remix) [Balkan Connection]
Second Hour by VegaZ (SL)
ALPHA21 - Pasikudah (Original Mix) [Another Life Music]
Alex O'Rion - With You (Original Mix) [Sudbeat Music]
Kenshi Kamaro - Nebula (Christian Monique Remix) [Another Life Music]
Bynomic - Misunderstood Technology (Adrian Roman Remix) [Another Life Music]
VA O.N.E. & Montw - Fog (Montw Remix) [The Audio Atelier]
Gux Jimenez & NOIYSE PROJECT - Feel The Calm (Original Mix) [Modern Agenda]
Bynomic & Hacobb - Frozen Dreams (Hacobb Remix) [Another Life Music]
Julian Nates & Ejaz Ahamed - Rennaissance (Ejaz Ahamed Remix) [Visceral]
Tali Muss - Garip (Original Mix) [Heinz Music]
Ewan Rill - Cute Beast (Weird Sounding Dude Remix) [aboriginal]
VegaZ (SL) - Rivendell (L Georges Remix) [AH Digital]
Matan Caspi - Mannequin (Original Mix) [Outta Limits]
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