This week on the FMB Mixtape Series, we welcome Plain Sailing, the Belfast-based DJ duo & party crew. First, we caught up with them to find out what they’ve been up to lately…

We’ve managed to keep ourselves fairly busy over lockdown – we launched our Plain Sailing zine as a way to stay connected to artists we love and also launched a PR agency here in Belfast – Harbour Music Society. It’s been great having an outlet and having the opportunity to still pursue our passion. It’s been a pretty stressful year nonetheless, but there’s finally a little more optimism in the air.

The mix was recorded in my (Pete) flat with the windows open and sun shining. It was recorded on a little pioneer controller, which has come in handy for recording mixes, not having to constantly borrow gear or head to a studio.

We wanted to cram as many genres as we could in there and stuff you might hear at our parties. We have such a wide range of influences and we wanted to showcase that. The mix spans UK techno, breaks, garage, R&B and grime – even a cheesy edit or two.

We’ve just started planning our next run of gigs which we hope to be able to announce fairly soon and our PR agency and blog keeps us super busy. As much fun as it is, we miss the community aspect music has brought us and we just can’t wait to give all our mates a hug and get back to playing and putting on parties.

1. Neinzer – Rassalin
2. James Bangura – Silk Worm
3. Kaval – Firing Devices
4. Syz – Bunzunkunzun (Yushh’s Droop Mix)
5. Alex R – Shotts
6. Jubley – Feel It
7. Bailey Ibbs – We Run
8. London Modular Alliance – Regular Customers
9. Roy Mills – The News
10. Mani Festo – Come Wid It
11. Ludacris – Saturday (blanco club edit)
12. Addison Groove – Brand New Drop (Nikki Nair Remix)
13. Denham Audio – Top Buzz
14. Uniiqu3 – Rave In My Room
15. Shygirl – Want More
16. Walton – Rewind Riddim
17. Jossy Mitsu – Turismo
18. Mani Festo – Disengage
19. Brent Faiyaz ‘Fuck The World’ (Huna Edit)
20. Raw Takes – Shake Junt
21. Scratcha DVA – Blue Light – Scratcha DVA’s RnG Mix
22. Erika de Casier – What U Wanna Do
23. Zeez – Heartbroken