fter Hours returns with PatriZe at the helm for another edition on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia operates as an Asian electronic music radio station, DJ agency, promoter and music news platform serving listeners across the region and internationally.
Each week, After Hours explores Progressive House, Techno and related underground electronic styles through selections from established artists and emerging DJs. The programme focuses on deeper club music and the producers helping shape contemporary progressive scenes around the world.
PatriZe is a Belgian DJ, producer and label founder whose musical direction developed from early Trance and Techno into the deeper and more melodic side of Progressive House. After buying his first turntables at a young age, he gradually became more interested in extended arrangements, subtle progression and the patient development of energy.
A significant breakthrough came in 2010 through his connection with Pole Folder of Bedrock Records and Reworck. During the same period, PatriZe won the Night Museum DJ Competition in France and earned the opportunity to open for Guy J, an important figure associated with Lost & Found and Bedrock.
Those experiences helped shape his technical approach and reinforced the importance of flow within his sets. Smooth transitions, carefully chosen tracks and layered melodic structures have since become central to the way he approaches both club performance and radio programming.
Now based in Thailand, PatriZe presents both Foundations and After Hours while also appearing as a guest on international radio programmes. His broadcasts give him space to explore Progressive House across longer formats while introducing new producers and underground releases to listeners beyond the clubs where he performs.
His production work also forms an important part of that activity. Projects such as AH Digital Essentials 004 (DJ Mix) demonstrate his ability to connect House and Techno influences within longer arrangements, while collaborative remixes have allowed him to develop the melodic and rhythmic side of his studio work further.
PatriZe remains closely involved with the growth of underground Progressive House through both broadcasting and label activity. His work combines production, DJing, artist discovery and promotion rather than concentrating on only one part of the scene.
In 2015, PatriZe and Hypnotised founded AH Digital as an independent outlet for Progressive House and related electronic music. The label quickly became closely connected with their radio work and developed into a platform for established producers and newer artists from the international underground.
Their early People from the Otherworld EP reached number four on Beatport’s Progressive House releases chart and also entered the Techno and Tech House rankings. The title track was later remixed by Rui Da Silva, adding another established producer to the project.
PatriZe also remains active as a club DJ in Thailand, including appearances around Pattaya and Jomtien Beach. These performances keep him connected with local dancefloors while his radio and production work continues to reach an international audience.
His ongoing releases, radio shows and label projects all reflect the same commitment to deeper, melodic and carefully structured electronic music. Through After Hours, PatriZe continues to present Progressive House as a living underground form shaped by new producers, evolving club culture and patient musical development.
Guest DJ Juan Buitrago.
This week’s guest for the second hour is Juan Buitrago, a Colombian DJ and producer originally from Ibagué and now based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His musical background began at an early age through playing different instruments and listening widely across Pop, Disco, Progressive Rock and electronic music from the 1970s through the 1990s.
His first major electronic influences included Daft Punk and Deep Dish, whose music encouraged him to explore House more deeply. From there, his interests gradually moved away from commercial electronic music and towards the underground Progressive House scene.
Artists including Hernán Cattaneo, Nick Warren, Guy J and Cid Inc became important reference points as his sound developed. Their emphasis on long-form progression, melodic detail and carefully controlled energy helped shape the direction of both his DJing and production work.
Juan’s current style brings Progressive House together with Organic House and Techno influences. Melodic atmospheres, steady groove and rhythmic weight remain central to his productions, allowing him to move between deeper material and stronger club-focused tracks.
Although still relatively early in his career, his music has already attracted support from a number of international labels and established artists. That response has helped his productions reach listeners beyond South America and strengthened his position within the wider Progressive House community.
Support has included artists such as Guy Mantzur, Mike Griego and Paco Osuna. Their recognition reflects the balance Juan brings between melodic depth, underground structure and the stronger rhythmic elements running through his work.
His move to Buenos Aires has placed him within one of South America’s most established electronic music cities. The environment provides a strong setting for an artist whose influences already connect closely with the deeper and more progressive traditions associated with Argentina’s club culture.
PatriZe opens the first hour of After Hours 453 with Fede Archdale before Lerr's remix of Bojan B's "L'Amour" settles the programme firmly into Progressive House. Aroma, VegaZ and George Yammine continue that deep, rolling direction, favouring long-form movement and gradual melodic development rather than abrupt changes in energy.
Rodrigo Lapena and Gonzalo Sacc's remix of Mystic Mind leads into KYOTTO's interpretation of Marcelo Vasami's "Destiny", both reinforcing the atmospheric side of the set before EMPHI and Eichenbaum maintain its steady pulse. Agustin Pietrocola's "Sensations" closes PatriZe's hour with another progressive cut, completing a first half built around hypnotic grooves, layered melodies and restrained tension.
Juan Buitrago begins the second hour with Rauschhaus' remix of Peer Kusiv and Fynn's "Nightdrive", followed by Matt Rowan's remix of Nicolas Giordano and Marco Lopez's "Foreplay". Gaston Ponte, Daniel Gomez with Eze Colombo, and Nicholas Van Orton's remix of Sebastian Haas keep the session within the deeper progressive spectrum, with "Always Try To Be Better" and "Milton" both documented as Progressive House.
EMPHI's "Spill The Tea" and Paul Hamilton's remix of G Monk maintain the club pressure before Juan Buitrago and Gerardo Moro take a more prominent role in the final stretch. Alex O'Rion's remix of Juan Deminicis' "Sounds Of Freedom" then adds another polished progressive peak before Buitrago and Moro close the hour with "Boulevard", completing a two-hour programme centred overwhelmingly on deep and melodic Progressive House.
After Hours episode 453
PatriZe (first hour)
Fede Archdale - Beacon (Esteban Ikasovic Remix) [AH Digital]
Bojan B - L'Amour (Lerr Remix) [One Of A Kind]
Aroma (IND) - Elysian (Chihaka Remix) [The Purr]
VegaZ (SL) - Pharaoh (Matias Ocaño Remix) [AH Digital]
George Yammine - Atlantis (Original Mix) [White]
Mystic Mind - Del Sol (Rodrigo Lapena & Gonzalo Sacc Remix) [3rd Avenue]
Marcelo Vasami - Destiny (KYOTTO Remix) [Dopamine White]
EMPHI - Pair Of Dice (Original Mix) [Transensations Records]
Eichenbaum - Space and Time (Original Mix) [Soundteller Records]
Agustin Pietrocola - Sensations (Original Mix) [Droid9 South America]
Juan Buitrago (second hour)
Peer Kusiv - Nightdrive feat. Fynn (Rauschhaus Rimix) [Variety Music]
Nicolas Giordano & Marco Lopez - Foreplay (Matt Rowan Remix) [AH Digital]
Gaston Ponte - Last Day (Original Mix) [Asymmetric Recordings]
Daniel Gomez & Eze Colombo - Always Try To Better (Tinga Remix) [Future Avenue]
Sebastian Haas - Milton (Nicholas Van Orton Remix) [Balkan Connection]
EMPHI - Spill The Tea (Original Mix) [Transensations Records]
G Monk - Face To Face (Paul Hamilton Remix) [Freegrant Music]
Juan Buitrago, Gerardo Moro - Out of Focus [Droid9]
Juan Deminicis - Sounds of Freedom (Alex O'Rion Remix) [Proton Music]
Boulevard - Juan Buitrago, Gerardo Moro [Droid9]
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