NowadaysMix Series 44Marcel Vogel

Marcel Vogel begged his mother two decades ago to buy him those belt driven second hand turntables and a Gemini mixer, so he could waste all his money on vinyl and work in clothes stores rather than becoming a doctor or whatever normal people do for a living. Lucky for us that obsession eventually turned into his label Lumberjacks in Hell with a loyal following across the globe. Happy to be inviting this legend for this month's #nowadaysmixseries.

What’s in this mixtape?

It's mainly a bunch of deep and soulful house, funky, dirty driving Tracks. Playlist below. 1 or two unreleased demos and a bunch of things from friends. I suppose I felt like channeling my love for R&B flavoured house music and presenting loads of current music I am into right now. Gosh, I do love cheesy vocals. Keeping it nice and soulful, perhaps gospel tinged. Loads of my influences are being referenced here while keeping it soulful and classy. I love the subtle changing moods. Just sit with it, then we switch it up a notch... and another one

Favourite food and where?

If pressed for one dish, I would vote for Ramen. Preferably in Tokyo. Fresh seafood preferably near the sea. A Burger Bar in Amsterdam makes my favorite burger. Actually I just like to visit loads of stuff and make it my mission to figure out their best dish.

Who do you look up to?

My mom, my wife, all artists, entrepreneurs, social people.

That classic music album we all need to know about?

I kinda managed to make it my job to listen to loads of music, isn't that ill? But at home surrounded by my children it will be red Hot Chilli Peppers - Californication or The Best Of Sade is a good bet... I guess for my own taste it's a blessing we don't have to listen to just one thing but just can switch sounds according to our mood. Certainly that's why I like making mixtapes so much.

Somewhere you would like to live and get old?

My wife is from Sydney. Who knows what the future brings.