Mark Farina releases new album and to tour

Mushroom Jazz 7 features Mark Farina's signature hip-hop, jazz-infused, downtempo, dance floor friendly beats. This time around, he deftly mixes and arranges tracks by some of the world's most dynamic artists including Andy Caldwell, Billa Qause, Colossus, Dave Allison, Derek Dunbar, The Hue, Giano & Michael Knight, Jazz Spastiks, Joshua Heath, Lurob, Slakah the Beatchild, Tommy Largo and Uneaq. The result; a seamless, crisp, hypnotic and sublime journey – true to the easygoing essence that is Mushroom Jazz.

Mark Farina developed his musical tastes in Chicago listening to house music on the radio while living in one of the country's most primordial breeding grounds for the genre. Farina first started wandering from his passion for the purist forms of House, which grew into his trademark down tempo style - Mushroom Jazz, when he was DJing in both the main and the side rooms at Chicago nightclubs in the same night. Mark experimented with a slower style, dropping De La Soul, Herbie Hancock, funk classics and other stuff that wasn't being played in the main room. This resulted in a small run of mix tapes entitled "Mushroom Jazz" which Mark released featuring his jazzy down tempo style. The Mushroom Jazz tapes grew from the first run of 50 copies to the next run at 500 copies. Today, these early releases are highly sought after items around the globe.

In 1992, Mark Farina, along with Patty Ryan, created the legendary weekly Jazid Up club night in San Francisco. There, Mark honed his signature style and established a fanatical, cult-like following for himself and the “Mushroom Jazz” sound. Finally, after five years, the club closed its doors and Mark and Patty teamed up with Om Records to release the Mushroom Jazz CD series...And the rest is history. Now, after six volumes and extensive worldwide tours, Mark Farina brings you MJ7 - Farina's most ambitious release to date, showcasing the evolution of decades of mastery in defining the genre he's credited with creating. Make sure you check out Mark Farina on the road this fall when the Mushroom Jazz World Tour hits a city near you.

Mushroom Jazz 7 is available through a special pre-order in several different formats:

Collector’s Edition, CD + Digital Download Package and CD Package only. Free music is delivered immediately upon Pre-Order. Those interested in purchasing the Limited Edition Collector’s Edition from djmarkfarina.net will receive:

Autographed six panel digipak CD of Mushroom Jazz 7, Mark Farina iPhone App (powered by Mix.dj), Digital download of Mushroom Jazz 7, CD Digital download of all (19) Mushroom Jazz 7 tracks (full length), Digital download of “Mushroom” acapellas & samples (DJ Tool), Digital download of track “Something Cool” by Mark Farina, Digital download of Five (5) unreleased “Mushroom Jazz” mixes by DJ Mark Farina, Digital download of track “Get Me There” by Combined (Bonus Track), Digital download of “Stressin’” (Music Video) and Digital download of Key Art, Electronic PDF and Youtube & Twitter Background artwork. )


Mark Farina
Mushroom Jazz 7
Mushroom Jazz Recordings
Release Date: November 9, 2010

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Tracklisting
01. Lurob - “Down The Road”
02. Slakah the Beatchild - “Macheeto”
03. Nathan G - “Colorblind”
04. Andy Caldwell feat. Rico de Largo - “Southern Plumperz”
05. Joshua Heath - “More”
06. Tommy Largo - “It’s The Beat”
07. King Kooba - “Bad Back”
08. Colossus - “Introduce (SLAP Mix)”
09. Uneaq - “Just Move”
10. Jazz Spastiks - “(Never Been To) California”
11. Live Forever - “Mark Oakland”
12. Tommy Largo - “Night Time”
13. Derek Dunbar - “Please Be Mine”
14. Giano & Michael Knight - “Walking The Dog”
15. Jazz Spastiks - “Amber Leaf “
16. The Hue feat. Kissey Asplund - “Stressin’”
17. Slakah the Beatchild - Living For The Rush”
18. Billa Qause - “All Night”
19. Dave Allison - “Brooklyn’s Groove”

Tour Dates
10/09/10 - Ottawa, ON - Ritual Nightclub
10/10/10 - Montreal, PQ - Stereo Afterhours
10/13/10 - San Diego, CA - Stingaree
10/16/10 - Modesto, CA - Clayton’s
10/21/10 - Lihue, HI - Rob’s
10/22/10 - Oahu, HI - Pipeline
10/23/10 - Lahaina, HI - Timba
10/29/10 - Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall
10/30/10 - San Francisco, CA - SF City Hall
11/03/10 - Las Vegas, NV - Eve
11/05/10 - Raleigh, NC - Solas
11/06/10 - Chicago, IL - Smart Bar
11/27/10 - Los Angeles, CA - Supperclub