Marcus Graham - Guest mixes

Conversations 84 – 7th birthday special with Marcus Graham and John-Paul Sykes

Listen in to my latest ‘Conversations’ radio show for Saturo Sounds. This month is our seventh birthday, and we’re delighted to feature a very special progressive house and breaks mix from an incredible DJ – Marcus Graham.

With Marcus Graham

01. ‘Transitions (Intro)’ – Circulation
02. ‘Air tension’ – Bolam
03. ‘In limbo (Dark mix)’ – Holo
04. ‘Bassian plain’ – Donald’s house
05. ‘Burning lies’ – DSF
06. ‘Automat’ – Lake Turner
07. ‘Magnetic beast’ – Rise 1969, Tim Sean-Lee
08. ‘Black crocanti’ – AFFKT
09. ‘Mulena (Tornado Wallace remix)’ – Hammer, KILIMANJARO
10. ‘Nobody’ – DJ Tennis
11. ‘We are nothing’ – Jeigo
12. ‘Acid afternoon’ – Giza DJs

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And John-Paul Sykes

01. ‘Conscious (Radio Slave remix)’ – Frankie Bromley
02. ‘Like you do’ – Ivan James
03. ‘Last sunset (Gai Barone dub)’ – Ranj Kaler
04. ‘Refraction (Mark Beseliya, Marcelo Ignacio remix)’ – James Harcourt
05. ‘Acid morning (AFFKT remix)’ – Giza DJs
06. ‘Duration’ – Michael Mayer, Barnt
07. ‘Metaperverse’ – AFFKT, Brigade Crew
08. ‘Frankie (Anthony Pappa & Jamie Stevens remix)’ – Soulfinder
09. ‘Circle of light’ – Because of Art feat. Anthony Szmierek
10. ‘Change this pain for ecstasy (Extended version)’ – Rex the Dog
11. Twist & shout (Bootleg breakbeat mix)’ – Quivver


For more mixes by Marcus go here: https://soundcloud.com/marcus_graham

Conversations 84 – 7th birthday

Conversations 84 7th Birthday JP Marcus Graham

G'Day and welcome everyone, this is the IL MODO Podcast. Each week we take you on a tour of Planet Progressive, searching for the most exclusive beats and grooves we can lay our hands on. 

Today we are back in Australia, and the home of an ex-pat bringing the noise to his new setting. Manchester is still in the area though, so check out this exclusive set from Marcus Graham!

As a kid from the UK growing up in 1980s Manchester, Marcus was privileged to live through the Factory Records era and enjoy the booming music scene, reshaping the city’s image from ‘dirty old town’ to the global mecca of nightlife and creativity it is today. While the warehouse and club scene  began to bubble away, Marcus spent his early teens listening to mixtapes from the likes of Sasha (who began his career in Manchester) the DJs of the Thunderdome and Hippos (Jay and Moggy) and the legendary 808 State Show - at the age of 16 Marcus got an invite to the Sunset studios, and was asked to play a live  guest mix on the show, then shortly after he was booked to play his first club gig in the city, warming up at Parliament Nightclub.

He spent many years clubbing and DJ'ing around Manchester and the City Centre, developing his style, and taking influences from the DJs of the Hacienda, Bugged Out and Tangled. He soon became hooked on the Progressive House scene led by Sasha, John Digweed, Renaissance, Cream and the Global Underground mix series, and, after a summer DJ'ing in Cyprus in 1999, returned to Manchester.

He subsequently held several residencies in Clubs & Bars around the City; Dry Bar, Joshua Brooks, South, the wonderful sweatbox where he had spent his twenties bouncing, Tangled and more recently Soundcontrol. These gigs gave Marcus the opportunity to DJ with many of his idols, such as Nick Warren and Jody Wisternoff, Hybrid and Ashley Casselle.

30 years on, now living in Cairns, Australia, Marcus still hunts new sounds to share with anyone who will listen to this veteran of the Progressive House scene, creating mixes for a series called Just Add Sunshine, as well as producing guest mixes for other online platforms.

Enjoy the mix! 

'Big love to all the producers and DJs who continue to inspire and make us dance, and to everyone who stops by for a listen, encouraging me to carry on' - Marcus.

Ferishtah - Impérieux [Pampa Records]
Off World Vehicles - Kassian [Faux Poly]
TSC - Sascha Funke [Running Back]
The Dark Side of Pleasure - Quivver [Controlled Substance]
Division - Dachshund [Poker Flat Recordings]
Twilo - Radio Zahn [Rekids]
Fragments - Long Island Sound [Signs of Space]
Follow - Tim Engelhardt [Poker Flat Recordings]
Umfang - Jonathan Kaspar [Kompakt]
Emergence (Joseph Ashworth Extended Mix) - Jon Gurd [Anjunadeep]
Boca - Gai Barone [Afterglow Records]
Pictureoftheday (Breitenstein Remix) - Der Dritte Raum [Harthouse]
DFR - Hammer [Correspondant]
Take A Trip - Alan Dixon [Life And Death]
5 Things I Like About You (Michael Hooker Remix) - Liam Sieker [Nightcolours]
Stator - Petar Dundov [MB Elektronics]
Slider - Smash TV [Selador]
Renau - AFFKT [Mobilee Records]
Input Robot - Raxon [Ellum]
Dream Pop - Earth Trax [Shall Not Fade]
Ligre - Edu Imbernon [ATLANT]
Door To Door - Dosem and My Friend [Anjunadeep]

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The Progcast - Episode 170 - Marcus Graham

As a kid from the UK growing up in 1980s Manchester, I was privileged to live through the Factory records era and enjoy the booming music scene as It reshaped the city's image from 'dirty old town' to the global mecca of nightlife and creativity it is today.
While the warehouse and club scene was beginning to bubble away, I spent my early teens listening to mixtapes from the likes of Sasha (who began his career down the road and has curated the soundtrack of my life ever since), the DJs of the Thunderdome and Hippos (Jay and Moggy) and the legendary 808 State Show - at the age of 16 I was invited down to the Sunset studios to play a live  guest mix on the show and was booked to play my first club gig in the city, warming up at Parliament Nightclub.
I spent many years clubbing and DJing around Manchester and the City Centre, developing my DJ style taking influence from the DJs of the Hacienda, Bugged Out and Tangled and became hooked on the Progressive House scene led by Sasha, Digweed, Renaissance, Cream and the Global Underground mix series.
After a summer DJing in Cyprus in 1999, I returned to Manchester and held several residencies in bars and clubs around the City; Dry Bar, Joshua Brooks, South, the wonderful sweatbox where I'd spent my twenties bouncing, Tangled and more recently Soundcontrol.
I've been lucky to DJ with many of my idols such as Nick Warren and Jody Wisternoff, Hybrid, Ashley Casselle.
30+ years on, now living in Cairns, Australia, I'm still hunting new sounds to share with anyone who will listen to this veteran of the bedroom DJ scene.
Big love to all the producers and DJs who continue to inspire and make us dance, and to everyone who stops by for a listen, encouraging me to carry on x