Secret Underground presents episode 01 with guest DJ Nowa on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia is an electronic music radio station, promoter, DJ agency and music-news platform connecting audiences across Asia and internationally.
Secret Underground is a record label and event management company originating from Sri Lanka. The Indian Ocean island has one of the region's larger audiences for Progressive House and underground electronic music.
Its original aim was to bring people together through music, led by founder Pasindu Dilhara. He began Secret Underground as a Facebook page for electronic-music posts before it developed into a Mixcloud podcast and record label intended to support DJs in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's early rave scene helped establish a strong local interest in electronic music. At the time of publication, the crew promoted secret underground events in Sri Lanka while producing its podcast in association with Scientific Sound Asia radio.
The team also planned to build the Secret Underground name internationally. Its stated ambition was to create connections between artists and music enthusiasts within underground dance music.
Guest DJ Nowa.
This episode features Nowa from Poland, a Polish house and techno DJ based in Barcelona. She developed a groovy and energetic approach during her early years as a DJ.
Her interest in underground music took her to Spain, where she has worked with many DJs and received bookings for events around the country. She has also made live sessions for radio and social-media video channels, drawing inspiration from the lessons that began her music career.
Over subsequent years, Nowa encountered late-night techno parties, public events and underground gigs, and the rhythms of Tech music shaped her musical direction. She has performed at House Music and Techno parties for several years and has worked on the beat continuously to improve her skills.
She plays Deep and Progressive House alongside Techno, selecting tracks for their melody, vocals or texture. Her selections work across different genres and tempos while retaining a dancefloor focus.
Secret Underground 01 with guest DJ Nowa opens with Citizen Kain's Bareknuckle in the Haze-M Remix, a Progressive House release on BeatFreak Recordings. GusGus and Metodi Hristov's Magenta follows before Pandhora and Samaha's MEL7EM Rework of Icarus brings the set back to the assured pulse of the Pandhora label.
Dmitry Molosh's Cascade on Replug and Dosem's Externalizer for Anjunadeep extend the opening's measured progression. Cristoph's Starcourt then introduces Melodic House and Techno through Truesoul, with Space Food's Bombay on Revolt Music and Luca Marchese's Transmit remix on Tronic adding darker melodic detail.
Max Ultra and Varya's Saturnia, released through MOOFLY, restores the Progressive House emphasis before Cristoph and Several Definitions take Under Your Armour towards Peak Time Techno on Suara. Etyen and Petar Dundov's Bebe remix and DeVante's Teenage Mutants Remix of Alternate Paths on Kognitiv Records keep the central section melodic and forceful.
General Midi's Nick Warren Mix of Absinthe on Distinct'ive Records gives the middle stretch another progressive turn. Steve Muul's Jupiter White, Sterbai and Rafael Osmo's The Messenger, and Stan Kolev's Ananda on Outta Limits sustain the set's patient rise.
Carlos Pires brings Take A Ride on Cause Org Records into House Music territory. SEGG's Nacim Gastli Rework of Gengis, issued by Art Vibes Music, introduces Electronica before Tilt's Black Samurai remix and Blandy and Nicolaou's Haka tighten the late-set mood.
Enamour and Rinzen's Quark on Yoshitoshi Recordings returns to melodic detail near the close. Different Age finishes with Ahmamet on Mr.Moutarde, giving Nowa's guest selection a poised and purposeful ending.
Secret Underground episode 01
Citizen Kain - Bareknuckle (Haze-M Remix)
GusGus, Metodi Hristov - Magenta (Teenage Mutants Remix)
Rob Hes - The Solution (2019 Re-master)
Pandhora, Samaha - Icarus (MEL7EM Rework)
Dmitry Molosh - Cascade
Dosem - Externalizer
Cristoph - Starcourt (Original Mix)
Space Food - Bombay
Luca Marchese - Transmit (Teenage Mutants & Heerhorst Remix)
Max Ultra, Varya - Saturnia (Original Mix)
Cristoph, Several Definitions - Under Your Armour
Etyen, Petar Dundov - Bebe (Petar Dundov Remix)
DeVante - Alternate Paths (Teenage Mutants Remix)
General MIDI - Absinthe (Nick Warren Mix)
Steve Muul - Jupiter White
Sterbai, Rafael Osmo - The Messenger (Original Mix)
Stan Kolev - Ananda
Carlos Pires - Take A Ride
SEGG - Gengis (Nacim Gastli Rework)
Tilt - Black Samurai (Desyfer & FOTN Remix)
Blandy, Nicolaou - Haka (Original Mix)
Enamour & Rinzen - Quark
Different Age - Ahmamet (Original Mix)
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