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This week Starship PFG takes you back to the UK, and the home of one the country's most respected club brands, with a twist! In line with their recent Engage series, PFG are excited to bring you this, very different take on our podcasts, we're sure you're going to love this. Ladies & Gents... Marcus James!

I was delighted to be asked to contribute to the PFG Progcast so big thanks to the crew for the offer.

My ‘Lowdown In Lockdown’ mix is a 108-112BPM, downbeat trip through a variety of genres. I wanted to do something a bit different for a number of reasons. Firstly, I am very aware there’s a lot of club music out there right now and, in lockdown, it may not be the best environment in which to appreciate it; Secondly, I spend a good chunk of the month listening to 120-125BPM tracks, both for the Sound Of Renaissance, which I compile and mix, and the label, so it was great to be able to step outside of that. Thirdly, the thing that has inspired me most over the recent months was Dave Seaman’s Engage. As you may be aware, we record those Engage’s ahead of time and then add all the post-production, so in the meantime I get to listen to the audio. I go walking a lot these days and I pretty much had that on repeat for days. It’s a really enjoyable listen and, returning to my earlier point, I thought people may appreciate something more accessible they can have on in the background whilst lockdown part 2 continues, certainly for the UK at least. 

It’s a curated mix in so much as I chose the tracks based on merit, not timeline; it’s not a showcase of unreleased material from top flight producers that no one may hear for months either. Much of these downbeat tracks seem to stand the test of time better anyway. For me, the goal was to get the mix to hang together and, despite the varying ages of the tracks, make it sound cohesive. It took a while to come together, but it was fun to work on; I hope people enjoy it as much as I did creating it, Marcus.


Marcus on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/wearecabal

Renaissance Engage #006 - Dave Seaman: https://www.mixcloud.com/Renaissance/renaissance-engage-006-dave-seaman/

TRACKLIST

Pepo Galan - Samoa (Suero Remix) 
YokoO, Fatima Njai - Vulnerable feat. Fatima Njai 
Lisa Gerrard - Come Tenderness (Chris Air’s Lost Sunrise Edit) 
Chistian Löffler - Bergen (Roman Flugel Remix) 
Marc Pinol, John Talabot, Quentin - Rain
Feon - The Light 
Namito - Stone Flower 
Rheinzand - Porque (Scorpio Twins Remix) 
Rapossa - Song of Motley Love (David Hasert Remix)
Elfenberg - Bonobos' (Yawns Are Contagious) 
Grace Jones - Williams' Blood (Greg Wilson Version) 
James Organ - Moons of Gaza
Feon - Gotta Slay
Middle Sky Boom, Eliezer - Sloe With The Run (Paresse Remix) 
Lullabies In The Dark - Song For Marie and Elsie (Aeroplane Remix) 
Róisín Murphy - Something More (Soulwax Remix) 
Raphael, Eliezer - Acid Akko
Die Orangen - Orange Munshine (Mungolian Jet Set Mix) 
Cyence - Osiris
Xaver Naudascher, Paul Mogg, Rosalind Blair - Connections (Ewan Pearson’s Slo NRG Mix)
Mistakes Are Ok - Distress
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance (Extended Club Mix)

PFG The Progcast - Episode 38 - Marcus James 'Lowdown in Lockdown'

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PFG The Progcast - Episode 38 - Marcus James 'Lowdown in Lockdown'

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