DJ Joshua presents the Floating Beats and Velvety Elements programmes documented in this track-list article for 1 June 2020. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian electronic music radio station, DJ agency, promoter and music-news platform connecting audiences across Asia and internationally.
DJ Joshua, also known as Joshua Mar, is a sound gatherer from Évora, Portugal, whose collection draws on electronic music in several forms. It brings together melodic house, drum and bass, ambient chillout and techno in a selection of podcasts heard on electronic music platforms and radio stations worldwide.
Floating Beats is Joshua's weekly programme for deeper, progressive and underground electronic music, with ethereal textures and rhythmic detail. Velvety Elements centres on warmer, deeper and more soulful house music, favouring emotive and lush selections.
Joshua began playing records in the early 1990s and developed a strong affinity for vinyl culture. He also worked on local radio and organised events during Portugal's growing rave culture, playing across a range of electronic styles.
From the outset, he saw radio as a way to share music and bring people together. Following the birth of his daughter, he paused his career to focus on fatherhood before returning to music and reviving shows including Floating Beats Sessions.
“Music is the heartbeat of life, an art form that intertwines emotions and movements,” Joshua expresses. “With each session, I encourage you to venture into a nirvana where sounds resonate deeply, elevating your spirit and sparking joy. Enjoy the adventure!”
His sets include Deep House, Tech House, Melodic House, Detroit House, Soulful House, Progressive House, Vocal House, Melodic Techno and Techno. Across Floating Beats and Velvety Elements, he balances uplifted tempos with calmer melodies and a broad electronic focus.
Floating Beats opens with Vince Watson's Hart Soul on Everysoul, bringing Peak Time Techno pressure to the first selection. Satoshi Fumi's Lovely Sensation for Sweatbox Records and HUMAN 80s' Private Lives on Recline Music then turn towards Deep House.
Lionel Weets follows with Aurora on Motech Records, while Kevin Saunderson and E-Dancer bring Feel The Mood through KMS Records. Ian O'Donovan's Anabatic, released by Stripped Recordings, sustains the focused club intensity of the opening hour.
Ken Ishii's Satoshi Fumi Gravity Mix of Malfunction Manipulation on Different Is Different introduces House Music into the sequence. Laurent Garnier's 1-4 Doctor C Est Chouette on Kompakt returns the programme to its taut electronic framework.
Triumph's Particles on Espai Music gives Floating Beats a firm late-hour resolution. Its placement after the earlier house and techno material keeps the first programme direct without losing its sense of melodic movement.
Velvety Elements begins with Andy Ash's Actual Price on Delusions Of Grandeur and Future Kings of House SA's Restricted Area on Batavia Records. Both tracks establish the second programme in Deep House, with a warmer, more spacious approach than the preceding selections.
BLANKA's Tripmastaz Remix of Continuum on Room Trax brings in Deep Tech House detail. Jay Newman's Visala on Great Stuff Recordings follows with another deep house passage.
Mazi featuring Colette's 2020 Vision Dub of Do You Want Me on Brique Rouge returns to house music before Thierry Tomas shifts the feel with Rhythm#2 on Robsoul Recordings. That record supplies the set's brief Funky House accent.
Satoshi Tomiie's New Day featuring John Schmersal on Abstract Architecture leads into Jorge Savoretti's Parana High on Visionquest Special Editions and Reelow's Babe, You Are My Favorite Plugin on Reecords. Doc Martin, JTJ and Lillia's For The Music on Nervous Records, Jerome Sydenham's Purple Beech on BBE Music and Butch's Lale on Innervisions close Velvety Elements with house-rooted depth.
Floating Beats 432 First Hour by DJ Joshua
Vince Watson - Hart Soul (Original Mix)
Satoshi Fumi - Lovely Sensation (Original Mix)
Human 80s - Private Lives (Original Mix)
Lionel Weets - Aurora (Original Mix)
Kevin Saunderson, E-Dancer - Feel The Mood (Extended Mix)
Ian O'Donovan - Anabatic (Original Mix)
Ken Ishii - Malfunction Manipulation (Satoshi Fumi Gravity Mix)
Laurent Garnier - 1-4 Doctor C Est Chouette (Original Mix)
Madben - Your Little Voice (Original Mix)
Reference - Isolated Rhythm (Original Mix)
Triumph - Particles (Original Mix)
Velvety Elements 005: second hour
Andy Ash - Actual Price (Original Mix)
Future Kings of House SA - Restricted Area (Original Mix)
Blanka - Continuum (Tripmastaz Remix)
Jay Newman - Visala (Original Mix)
Mazi feat. Colette - Do You Want Me (2020 Vision Dub)
Thierry Tomas - Rhythm#2 (Original Mix)
Satoshi Tomiie - New Day Feat. John Schmersal (Original Mix)
Jorge Savoretti - Parana High (Original Mix)
Reelow - Babe, You Are My Favorite Plugin (Original Mix)
Doc Martin, JTJ, Lillia - For The Music (Original Mix)
Jerome Sydenham - Purple Beech (Original Mix)
Butch - Lale (Original Mix)
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