Various - Farina, Mark - Fabric 40

beyond his renowned jackin' chicago djing style, mark farina also taps into the deeper, more subdued side of house, most notably on his wildly popular mushroom jazz series (om records), the perfect soundtrack for any downtempo afterparty. in 2005, mark released the 5th volume of mushroom jazz, arguably his best yet. when farina made the cross-country hop from chicago to san francisco, he started up a hedonistic club night dedicated to his jazzy style, called jazid up. despite being held on a monday, over 600-700 people would show up on any given night. beyond om's mushroom jazz anthologies, farina has gathered an impressive amount of other compilations under his belt: 'imperial dub vol 1' (imperial dub recordings), 'united djs of america' (dmc / moodmusic), 'house of om' (om) and 2007's most recent 'live in tokyo' (om), among others. mark farina's untouchable djing sets, incorporating everything from the deep underground to bumpin' house, see him travelling all over the globe, sometimes playing varied sets as long as 8 hours. both bpm magazine and muzik have deemed the legendary star in the top 20 djs in the world. 'fabric 40' is a buoyant, essential soundtrack for summer that swells and melds with the jackin' sounds of derrick carter, jt donaldson and uneaq, dj sneak, king kooba and much more.