DJ Joshua's Floating Beats and Velvety Elements radio programmes are presented on Scientific Sound Asia in this 5 April 2021 article. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian electronic music radio station, DJ agency, promoter and music-news platform connecting audiences across Asia and internationally.
Joshua Mar, also known as DJ Joshua, is from Évora, Portugal, and is devoted to electronic music. His collection includes vinyl records and digital tracks, while Techno, House, Drum and Bass and Chillout have informed his DJ career.
During the 1990s, DJ Joshua played an important part in Portugal's rave scene despite opposition to rave music at the time. He promoted his music through local radio shows and events, receiving recognition locally and internationally.
After a short break to prioritise family matters, DJ Joshua returned to music by introducing his radio programmes. Floating Beats ranges across electronic music and includes artists such as Takuya Yamashita, Laurent Garnier and Julian Jeweil, with Techno and House Music at its centre.
In the second hour, Velvety Elements explores the soulful side of Deep House through artists including Matthias Tanzmann, Helmut Dubnitzky and Kevin Yost. The programme focuses on the emotional depth and detail of the style, offering a deep and engaging listening experience.
DJ Joshua's performances are built from selected records and fluent transitions, demonstrating his knowledge of electronic music and its effect on listeners. His programmes have earned a loyal audience through a sustained focus on new electronic music releases.
In the first hour, Floating Beats opens with Takuya Yamashita's Daybreak on Cadenza, establishing a Peak Time Techno focus before Gag-M's Piano Talks on Polyptych Bundles introduces Melodic House and Techno. E-Dancer Feat. Virus J's Oombah in the K. Saunderson and J. Cholewski Extended Remix follows, then Ian O'Donovan's Strings Of Eha broadens the opening run.
Rennie Foster's Satoshi Fumi Remix of Childish Things brings Breaks into the first hour. Laurent Garnier and Chambray's Feelin' Good on Rekids then turns towards House Music.
CJ Bolland and The Advent's Camargue 2019, in The Advent Remix on Drumcode, brings in Techno. Nuno Dos Santos and Remy Unger's Float on My Favorite Robot Records returns the programme to Peak Time Techno territory.
Julian Jeweil's Internal on Drumcode keeps the first hour taut and focused. Leo Janeiro and Hauy's Hiroshi Watanabe Remix of Pure Bliss provides the final selection before Velvety Elements takes over.
In the second hour, Velvety Elements begins with Matthias Tanzmann's Fireworks on the Roof on Moon Harbour Recordings, bringing in Deep House. Helmut Dubnitzky's Nick Curly Remix of Respect and Glory on Brise Records follows with a Tech House edge.
Dave Seaman's Joeski Remix of Virgo Ryzin on Selador returns to Melodic House and Techno. Boot Slap and Joseph Wolff's Get Lost on BEAT Music Fund brings House Music back into the sequence.
Gorge's We Start Again on Voltaire Music adds another Tech House cut to the hour. Sascha Dive's E-Dancer, also on Voltaire Music, then settles into Deep House.
Steffen Deux's Paradise on Variety Music leads to DJ Vibe's Eclectic on Discotexas, moving from Deep House into House Music. Cele's New Vision on Red Walls raises the Peak Time Techno pressure before Cocodrills' Kicksville on Mindshake Records and Kevin Yost's The Moonlight on TSOY close the programme between House Music and Deep House.
Floating beats 477 (first hour) by DJ Joshua
Takuya Yamashita - Daybreak (Original Mix)
Gag-M - Piano Talks (Original Mix)
E-Dancer Feat. Virus J - Oombah (K. Saunderson & J. Cholewski Extended Remix)
Ian O’Donovan - Strings Of Eha (Original Mix)
Rennie Foster - Childish Things (Satoshi Fumi Remix)
Laurent Garnier, Chambray - Feelin' Good (Original Mix)
CJ Bolland, The Advent - Camargue 2019 (The Advent Remix)
Nuno Dos Santos, Remy Unger - Float (Remy Unger Version)
Julian Jeweil - Internal (Original Mix)
Leo Janeiro, Hauy - Pure Bliss (Hiroshi Watanabe Remix)
Velvety Elements 049 (second hour)
Matthias Tanzmann - Fireworks on the Roof (Original Mix)
Helmut Dubnitzky - Respect and Glory (Nick Curly Remix)
Dave Seaman - Virgo Ryzin (Joeski Remix)
Boot Slap, Joseph Wolff - Get Lost (Original Mix)
Gorge - We Start Again (Original Mix)
Sascha Dive - E-Dancer (Original Mix)
Steffen Deux - Paradise (Original Mix)
DJ Vibe - Eclectic (Original Mix)
Cele - New Vision (Original Mix)
Cocodrills - Kicksville (Original Mix)
Kevin Yost - The Moonlight (Original Mix)
Mihalis Safras - Hello (Original Mix)
Listen on Mixcloud here.