DJ Joshua presents Floating Beats 439 and Velvety Elements 012 on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia is an English-language electronic music radio station, promoter, DJ agency and music-news platform serving Asia and listeners internationally.
DJ Joshua, whose real name is Joshua Mar, is a Portuguese music enthusiast known for his dedication to electronic music in all its forms. Based in Évora, Portugal, he has spent decades collecting vinyl, cassettes, CDs and digital releases, with House, Drum and Bass, Chillout and Techno forming the core of his artistic identity.
Floating Beats, his long-standing weekly show, allows him to explore progressive, melodic and atmospheric sounds along with a range of techno-driven rhythms. It is joined by a second hour, Velvety Elements, which focuses on the softest, warmest and most soulful shades of House Music, highlighting deep grooves, elegant harmonies and emotional textures.
Joshua began mixing in the early nineties and became an avid vinyl collector, soon entering local radio to present almost every genre of electronic music and perform at events organised with close friends. As Portugal’s rave scene grew, he recognised that radio could inspire younger listeners and help spread underground culture across the country.
After taking a break to focus on fatherhood, he returned with renewed purpose and launched Floating Beats Sessions. The show expanded quickly, attracting listeners from around the world and establishing Joshua as a trusted curator of underground music.
His artistic work has developed in recent years through several aliases. As Joshua Marian, he released the Nobody Waiting For Me EP on Back to the Beat, which features the organ-driven title track and the nostalgic I Love You.
His projects as K Joshua and Joshua Fernand explore deeper and more percussive directions, while his alias Joshua Onairam focuses on melodic and cinematic electronic music with strong storytelling elements. Under this name, he released Shiny Night, a track that showcases his atmospheric and progressive approach, while his single Light of Faith, as K Joshua, demonstrates his shift towards introspective deep house with melodic phrasing and emotional clarity.
In 2024, he founded JFLM Recordings, a label created to release his own productions and support underground artists who share his passion for authenticity, texture and depth. The label has expanded and forms a central part of his musical identity.
Joshua describes his shows as follows. “Music is an art form. It is the fusion of elements that can convey emotions and make the body move. This is a place where you hear sounds that can float and fall onto your body, enjoy it.”
Each week he presents an updated selection of House and Techno that often includes Deep House, Tech House, Melodic House, Detroit House, Soulful House, Progressive House, Vocal House, Melodic Techno and Techno. His podcasts have been broadcast on House and Techno stations internationally, and his productions have strengthened his presence within the global underground music community.
Floating Beats 439 opens with Rui Da Silva and Batida’s Kismet Tool 8, followed by Jorge Caiado’s Mad Chords before Mancini’s Jijijaja in the Cab Drivers remix. The latter brings Deep Tech House detail through hedZup records, establishing a taut, percussive opening for the first hour.
Halo Varga and Proudly People’s Modern Rhythms on Inmotion Music brings Tech House into sharper focus. Bushwacka!’s Healer in the Sasha remix, released through Ultra, then introduces Melodic House and Techno warmth.
Collective Machine’s Sensation on Repeat on Knee Deep In Sound returns to a firm club rhythm, while Devv’s Reverie on Farmat narrows the groove with deep-tech pressure. Gorge’s Alaris on Still Hot and La Fleur’s Tears on Kompakt Extra extend the melodic emphasis without breaking the first hour’s measured pace.
Marko Nastic’s Solar Apex 1979 on AMA Recordings adds a tougher rhythmic edge near the end of Floating Beats 439. Ray Okpara closes the hour with the Drastic Duo Inside Bass remix of Mescalin on Noexcuse Records, keeping the low-slung club momentum intact.
Velvety Elements 012 begins with Vick Lavender’s Meteorites in the Time Traveler Main Mix on Sophisticado Recordings. Its Deep House character carries into Jay Newman’s Visala on Great Stuff Recordings and Chris Stussy’s Sonaris on MicroHertz.
Jorge Caiado returns with About Love, before Audiojack’s Public Disorder in the Josh Butler remix on Gruuv adds a more insistent edge to the second hour. Col Lawton’s Bring It on House Cookin Records restores the deeper line with a direct, unhurried rhythm.
DJ Sneak’s Stars on Too Many Rules brings House Music into the closing stretch. Hideo Kobayashi’s Kaze follows, keeping the programme focused on groove and understated chord work.
Future Kings of House SA’s Real Scene on Batavia Records and Jasev and Nnatn’s Life For Life on Piston Recordings sustain the deeper approach. Franck Roger and Paul B finish Velvety Elements 012 with Your Love on House Afrika, leaving the second hour in its warmer, soulful register.
Floating Beats 439 First Hour by DJ Joshua
Rui Da Silva, Batida - Kismet Tool 8 (Original Mix)
Jorge Caiado - Mad Chords (Original Mix)
Mancini - Jijijaja (Cab Drivers Remix)
Halo Varga, Proudly People - Modern Rhythms (Original Mix)
Bushwacka! - Healer (Sasha Remix)
Collective Machine - Sensation on Repeat (Original Mix)
Devv - Reverie (Original Mix)
Gorge - Alaris (Original Mix)
La Fleur - Tears (Original Mix)
Marko Nastic - Solar Apex 1979 (Original Mix)
Ray Okpara - Mescalin (Drastic Duo Inside Bass Remix)
Velvety Elements 012: second hour
Vick Lavender - Meteorites (Time Traveler Main Mix)
Jay Newman - Visala (Original Mix)
Chris Stussy - Sonaris (Original Mix)
Jorge Caiado - About Love (Original Mix)
Audiojack - Public Disorder (Josh Butler Remix)
Col Lawton - Bring It (Original Mix)
DJ Sneak - Stars (Original Mix)
Hideo Kobayashi - Kaze (Original Mix)
Future Kings of House SA - Real Scene (Original Mix)
Jasev, Nnatn - Life For Life (Original Mix)
Franck Roger, Paul B - Your Love (Original Mix)
Listen on Mixcloud here.