I'm delighted to welcome aboard my great friend @DJ-Mark-McDonald for the first guest mix on my @Saturo-Sounds Undercurrents show as we celebrate reaching double digits!

With a love for all things retro, Mark has recently decided to go back to his roots and return to the beautiful simplicity of all vinyl DJing. So you can expect a beautifully crafted vinyl mix bringing Mark's signature deep, melodic, and progressive style to Undercurrents.

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Tracklist:

1. Manuel Tur - Love Me Well [Freerange]
2. Johannes Albert - Dorschd [Live At Robert Johnson]
3. Echonomist & Jenia Tarsol - Panic Attack [Afterlife]
4. The Organism - Cowboy [TAU]
5. Damien Lazarus & Gorgon City - Start Over [Crosstown Rebels]
6. Oliver Schories & Jan blomqvist - Packard (Monkey Safari Mix) [Pracht]
7. DC Salas - Time Well Spent (Massimilliano Pagliara Remix)[TAU]
8. Clarinets - Invisible [Funnuvojere]
9. Rauschhaus - Chrom [Parquet]
10. Julian Wassermann - Maenad [Watergate]
11. Damien Spencer - Headspace [Resonate Together]

📻 This mix aired on Saturo Sounds Radio on August 23rd 2022

Sweeney presents Undercurrents #010 - Saturo Sounds Radio - 23/08/2022

Undercurrents #010 - Mark McDonald Guest Mix

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Progressive/Melodic house Dj

Hi I'm Mark and I have been enjoying electronic dance music since 1995 when aged 17 I visited Cream in Liverpool for the first time. But I think my earliest memories of it came listening to Key103 radio based in Manchester, and aged 16 hitting the dancefloors of Wigan and Southport.

In 1996 I visited Ibiza for the first time and also that summer purchased my first set of decks. These were Soundlab DLP belt drive turntables. The following summer in 1997 after returning from another holiday to Ibiza I made the jump to Technics 1210 MKII with a Numark mixer. I spent all my spare time in record shops or on the phone to record shops trying to get hold of the next big Dj promo and white label. Every penny I had went on records.

In 2008 I finally made the switch to digital and let my Technics go to a new home. Vinyl is still my favourite way to DJ. But digital is more cost effective and saves on space. I have still retained alot of my vinyl records. Learning to mix on belt drives turntables in 1996 and using vinyl for the best part of 20 years is something todays 17 year old budding DJ's won't be able to replicate. It helped me learn to key music, learn the art of beat matching and basically educate me in all things related to DJ'ing.

But old habits die hard and in 2018 I was back on vinyl, and buying lots of records. I bought Technics 1200s .... the best in my opinion along with the mkII model.

And now here in 2020 I have started the Expressions podcast where I will be showcasing some of my favourite progressive, melodic and techno and deep house tracks. Please check it out, and follow me for notifications of new uploads.

2021 update. I now own the new Technics 1210mk7s. After buying them with much trepidation all I can say is I love them. And now here in 2022 I've sold my digital gear and now operate as a vinyl only dj again. I really appreciate digital and what it brings ... but I'm back doing what I love now and thats the main thing. I just need more space for all the vinyl 😀🙈

Thankyou for visiting my page. I hope you enjoy the mixes I upload. All comments are greatly appreciated.

Keep the vibe going ;-)

Mark

I've been listening to electronic music since I was old enough to tune into the John Peel show on Radio 1. Peel first introduced me to Chicago House, Detroit Electro and Rap. I would listen to an entire show with my finger hovering over the record button of my 'tape-recorder' close to the radio speaker just to record whatever 3 electronic imports he would play each night. I wish I'd kept those recordings.
From the moment I first heard 'Roxanne Shante' I sought out everything I could ranging from Kraftwerk, Mike Oldfield, Kurtis Mantronik, Africa Bambata, Grandmaster Flash, Gorgio Morodor, Axel-F, Jean Michel Jarre and just about anyone who used a synth to make music! With the arrival of House in the mid-late 80's the likes of Marshall Jefferson, Frankie Knuckles, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Steve Silk Hurley, Adonis and many more American underground House producers, the music had developed into a new, seriously exciting phenomena.
Music progressed at pace with House and Acid imports driving change, the UK in particular underwent an epiphany of sorts in the 80's and 90's. From Break-Dancing to New Romanticism, the music developed, finally morphing into the early genres of Acid Trance, Techno and Progressive Trance. Heavily influenced by American and underground Dutch and German artists and with the advent of clubbing and non-speaking mixing DJ's, it opened up a Pandora's box of new music, influences, sounds and styles. What that amounted to for me (and most others like me) was an ever-growing range of electronic music that was continually breaking free from pigeon-holes and mainstream pop culture. Electronic music had become the new classical music of a generation.
I can only say that electronic or computer music has evolved beautifully in the past 40 years and I love it as much now as the day I first heard John Peel play fantastic American imports.
I'm not anything more than a bedroom DJ and electronic music enthusiast. I have the greatest admiration for those who DJ publicly and seek to build a following or career from DJing, but that’s not a path I’ve tried to follow. I do love to put together great tunes, so for me using this sort of platform for sharing music is perfect for me. I do mixes both on my decks and using Ableton, as sometimes I find it easier to create a journey through that medium. 
As for making music, I’m slowly finding my way around Ableton in order to bring life to the musical ideas rolling around my head. 
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the mixes I post, please give me some feedback and if nothing else, support the artists themselves and buy their music.

Angrish

🎧 House DJ based in Manchester, UK.
🌐 Resident @Saturo-Sounds

Des started mixing in 2019 to help with his mental health. His taste is very eclectic and will listen to almost any style of music depending on his mood.

His Dj style would be classed as organic and melodic. Blending the sounds of organic house with some melodic house/techno.

Online residencies include www.saturosounds.com

Macrocosm can be found on Saturo Sounds on the 4th Wednesday of the month 5pm till 7pm GMT

Des co-hosts the Explorations 2 Progressions along with fellow NUKAF member Kev Myles, along with other fellow DJs within the group. These shows are streamed on Twitch at twitch.tv/des_tweedie


Des has provided warmup sets for  the likes of PROFF, Volen Sentir, Greg Ochman, Ben Pierre, Boxer, Boy North, Oliver Smith, Lost Witness, Andy Duguid, Sunny Lax, My Friend and Genix. 

Undercurrents #010 - Mark McDonald Guest Mix

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