Rumesh announced episode 68 of Petrichor on Scientific Sound Asia, with Miami-based DJ Metzli featured in the first hour. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian electronic music radio station, promoter and music-news platform connecting audiences across Asia and internationally.
Within Sri Lanka's underground music scene, Rumesh is a DJ with a particular interest in progressive sounds. He created Petrichor, a well-established radio podcast series which hosted international guests each week, and the previous week's Petrichor second hour is also available.
Guest DJ (first hour) Metzli.
The first-hour guest was Miami based Metzli, who has been described as “eclectic, vibrant, and radiant,”. She brings an individual approach to the decks, mixing genres into hybrid beats and rhythms.
Metzli was establishing herself among Miami's DJs, with music and dance central to her work. Her approach carries a groove intended to reach beyond a single style.
From Mexico to Miami, her sets draw on drums and Latin rhythms. She has mixed deep house, tech house, afro house and melodic deep house.
Her work has been heard at Miami venues and events including Barter, Secret Garden Festival, Proyecto Tulum, Vedado and The Delano. Her mixology skills, creativity, experience of the music industry and passion for music inform Metzli combines those talents.
Rumesh opens with Peter Matko and Gregory S's Candor in the Dole & Kom remix, before moving through Memfisa's Involved and Matchy's Irreversible. Philipp Straub's Haunted Drums brings Techno into the early stretch.
Danny Howard and Eli & Fur's If You Were Here follows, alongside Durante's Restless. Daniel Neuland's Outta Space, in the Daniel Jaeger remix, introduces Progressive House and is listed on Sonic Groove.
The middle section moves through Moti Brothers' She Found Moements, Moraze's Jemna in the Sabb remix and Daniel Ledwa's A Clip On Repeat Feat. Tassa. Ricardo Farhatt's Intentions then leads into Peter Matko and Gregory S's Cascade.
Javier Mio's Suspiro and Pitto's You set up Mihai Popoviciu's Lotus in the Peter Matko & Gregory S remix. The programme closes with Dido's Take You Home in Undercat's remix, giving the final passage a melodic finish.
Petrichor 68 26th February 2020
Candor - Peter Matko, Gregory S ( Dole & Kom Remix)
Involved - Memfisa
Irreversible - Matchy
Haunted Drums - Philipp Straub
If You Were Here - Danny Howard, Eli & Fur
Restless - Durante
Outta Space - Daniel Neuland ( Daniel Jaeger Remix)
She Found Moements - Moti Brothers
Jemna - Moraze ( Sabb Remix)
A Clip On Repeat Feat. Tassa - Daniel Ledwa
Intentions - Ricardo Farhatt
Cascade - Peter Matko, Gregory S
Suspiro - Javier Mio
You - Pitto
Lotus - Mihai Popoviciu ( Peter Matko & Gregory S Remix)
Take You Home - Dido ( Undercat Remix)
Listen On Mixcloud Here.