Mushroom Jazz
Mushroom Jazz is a series of musical compilations by DJ Mark Farina. Originating in 1992 these were released on cassette tape, then since 1997 have been commercial CD and vinyl releases. Farina combines elements of downtempo, hip hop, jazz and R&B, French, Latin, beatmatching and mixing songs together. As with Farina's house mixes, the Mushroom Jazz series incorporates transitional effects (such as a high pass filter) and a generally dry reverb tone.
Originally launched as a cassette series, the Mushroom Jazz tapes grew from the first Chicago run of 50 copies each on to the next stage, where 500 copies of several volumes were easily distributed and sought after.
As the acid jazz boom began, he perfected his sound and fused the newest tracks from the West Coast's jazzy, organic producers with the more urban sounds he had championed in Chicago. While the predominant musical force in San Francisco was still dark, dubby House and Wicked-style Breaks, the city embraced the downtempo movement with a healthy bunch of live bands and DJs generating the tunes.
Mark Farina, along with Patty Ryan-Smith, created the now legendary weekly Mushroom Jazz club night in San Francisco in 1992. Every Monday night the crowd slowly germinated from 100 for the first few months to 600-700 two years later. As time passed, Farina and Patty put their energies into another project, the first Mushroom Jazz interactive CD-ROM for Om Records. After a three-year run, where the club had established a fanatical, cult-like following for Farina and the Mushroom Jazz sound, the club closed its doors and transformed into a CD series and accompanying tours.
The eight commercial albums contain an array of artists including Chali 2na, Miguel Migs, People Under The Stairs, Colossus, and Pete Rock, as well as several original tracks by Farina.
Mushroom Jazz 8, the latest volume in the series, was released July 22, 2016.[1][2]
Volume 1 (1996)[]
Mushroom Jazz | |
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Compilation album (Mixtape) by Various artists | |
Released | 1996 |
Recorded | Note: There are two versions of Volume 1. This is the track listing for the more common 71 min. mix. There is another earlier 45 min. version that includes the same 12 tracks but in a different order |
Genre | Instrumental hip hop, electronic, trip hop, downtempo |
Length | 71:14 |
Label | Om Records |
Compiler | Mark Farina |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
- "Bosha Nova" –
- "Remember Me" – Blue Boy
- "Get This" –
- "Pick Me Up" – Deadbeats feat.
- "Gibby Music" –
- "Midnight Calling" – feat.
- "Midnight Calling" (Fly Amanita Remix) – Mark Farina
- "If We Lose Our Way" – Paul Johnson
- "In Hale" –
- "Warm Chill" – Julius Papp
- "Music Use It" – Lalomie Washburn
- "Longevity" – J-Live
Volume 2 (1998)[]
Mushroom Jazz 2 | |
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Compilation album (Mixtape) by Various artists | |
Released | 1998 |
Genre | Instrumental hip hop, electronic, trip hop |
Length | 78:10 |
Label | Om Records |
Compiler | Mark Farina |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
- "Then Came You" – feat.
- "Sandworms" – Andy Caldwell vs. Darkhorse
- "Piano Grand" – Tony D
- "That Time of Day (Again)" –
- "Poppy's Song" – Big Muff
- "Made in the Shade" – Deadbeats
- "Cutee" – Spacehopper
- "Make ME Happy" (DJ Spinna original mix) –
- "If I Fall" (Jay's Urban dub) –
- "How Sweet It Is" – Mr Scruff feat. Mark Rae
- "Liquid" (instrumental) –
- "Sunday Night" – DJ Migs
- "Lyrics and Vibes" –
- "Un Pépé Dans La Dentelle" –
- Hidden track
Volume 3 (2001)[]
Mushroom Jazz 3 | |
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Compilation album (Mixtape) by Various artists | |
Released | 2001 |
Genre | Instrumental hip hop, electronic, trip hop |
Length | 71:47 |
Label | Om Records |
Compiler | Mark Farina |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
- "California Suite" (Vagabond mix) – King Kooba
- "De La Bass" (Mousse T's Def mix) (instrumental) –
- "Vibrate" –
- "De La Bass" (Mousse T's Def mix) (vocal) –
- "Relax Your Mind" –
- "Taste of Funk" – Mateo & Matos
- "Dedicated" –
- "Do It" –
- "Flirtation" – Herb Alpert
- "Collage" –
- "Jazz Cop" (Mix: LP Version) –
- "Schooled in the Trade" – People Under The Stairs
- "Seven Steps Behind" – Polyrhythm Addicts
- "Trackrunners" – Unspoken Heard
- "Do It" (instrumental) – Mountain Brothers
- "Rock Box" (instrumental) –
- "Sneakin'" – Jaffa
- "Streamline" –
- "Philadelphia" – Bahamadia
Volume 4 (2002)[]
Mushroom Jazz, vol. 4 | |
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Compilation album (Mixtape) by Various artists | |
Released | 2002 |
Genre | Instrumental hip hop, electronic, trip hop |
Length | 69:51 |
Label | Om Records |
Compiler | Mark Farina |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
- "A Little Soul" (Petestrumental) – Pete Rock
- "Hot Bananas" –
- "Suite for Beaver, Pt. 1" – People Under The Stairs
- "Truth In Position" –
- "Chicago Babe" –
- "Wiggle and Giggle" – Joshua
- "Shoplif" (instrumental) – feat. Mr Lif
- "Keep You Head Up" –
- "Original Beats" –
- "No" – Fat Jon
- "Mellow Soul Fruit" –
- "Listen" –
- "Phone Tap" – Bernal Boogie
- "Irreconcilable" –
- "Seems to Know" – Julius Papp &
- "Find Yourself" – Spacehopper
- "Seven Days" – Tek 9
- "Big Fish" – Dubble D
- "Bath Music" –
Volume 5 (2005)[]
Mushroom Jazz 5 | |
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Compilation album (Mixtape) by Various artists | |
Released | 2005 |
Genre | Hip hop, instrumental hip hop, electronic, trip hop |
Length | 67:45 |
Label | Om Records |
Compiler | Mark Farina |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
- "Afros in Ya" – J Boogie's Dubtronic Science
- "The Tribute" – Colossus
- "Autumn's Evening Breeze" – The Sound Providers
- "Comin' Thru" – DJ Nu-Mark feat. Chali 2na
- "Come Down" –
- "Flow" ( instrumental mix) – Zion I
- "Nostalgia" – DJ Spinna
- "Cali Spaces" (original mix) – Mark Farina
- "Funky For You" –
- "Puttin' In Work" (instrumental) – Wee Bee Foolish
- "Hollywood" –
- "Music Makes The World Go Round" –
- "Maintain" (instrumental) – Strange Fruit Project
- "Back In '92" (instrumental) – feat.
- "You Like My Style" –
- "Here's The Proof" –
- "Modern Women's Short Stories" –
- "The Kick Clap" (instrumental) –
- "It's A Love Thing" (instrumental) – Pete Rock
- "The Yacht Club" – Thes One
- "Nic's Groove" – The Foreign Exchange
Volume 6 (2008)[]
Mushroom Jazz 6 | |
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Compilation album (Mixtape) by Various artists | |
Released | 2008 |
Genre | Hip hop, instrumental hip hop, electronic, trip hop |
Length | 63:06 |
Label | Om Records |
Compiler | Mark Farina |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
- "This Beat" –
- "Fool's Competition" –
- "Baaaby" –
- "Groovin'" – Kero One
- "Jamal 141" – Jamal
- "Dopebeatz" – Colossus
- "Calm Down" (instrumental) –
- "Alive" (instrumental) – J Boogie's Dubtronic Science feat. Crown City Rockers
- "Scene #2 (instrumental)" – Gagle
- "Just Checkin'" (J's Stripped Down instrumental) –
- "The What" – Colossus
- "Bodysnatchin' (On The Isle)" (instrumental) – Rubberoom
- "Wasn't Really Worth My Time" – Flash
- "Life" – Mark Farina
- "Ba Dada" –
- "Untitled 005" –
- "Way Back When" – Choice37
- "Transit" – Colossus
- "Day At The Beach" – J Boogie's Dubtronic Science
- "Reflections" – Dave Allison
Volume 7 (2010)[]
Mushroom Jazz 7 | |
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Compilation album (Mixtape) by Various artists | |
Released | 2010 |
Genre | Hip hop, electronic, trip hop |
Length | 68:31 |
Label | Om Records |
Compiler | Mark Farina |
- "Down The Road" –
- "Macheeto" – Slakah the Beatchild
- "Colorblind" –
- "Southern Plumperz'" – Andy Caldwell feat.
- "More" –
- "It's The Beat" –
- "Bad Back" – King Kooba
- "Introduce (SLAP Mix)" – Colossus
- "Just Move" –
- "(Never Been To) California" –
- "Live Forever" –
- "Night Time" –
- "Please Be Mine" –
- "Walking The Dog" –
- "Amber Leaf" –
- "Stressin'" – The Hue (Tim K and JT Donaldson) feat. Kissey Asplund
- "Living For The Rush" – Slakah the Beatchild
- "All Night" –
- "Brooklyn's Groove" – Dave Allison
Volume 8 (2016)[]
Mushroom Jazz 8 | |
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Compilation album (Mixtape) by Various artists | |
Released | July 22, 2016 |
Genre | Hip hop, electronic, trip hop |
Label | |
Compiler | Mark Farina |
- "Intro"
- "Crawfish & Chips" – QSTN
- "Best Believe" – Emapea
- "Duke" – DJ Spinna
- "Rain Drops" – Freddie Joachim
- "Hear It From You" – Freddie Joachim feat. Lauren Santiago
- "Strictly Business" The Slipmat Brothers
- "You Dig?" – Jenova 7
- "Chalkboard" – Jazzual Suspects
- "Ride" – Freddie Joachim
- "Night Light" – PH-Wert
- "Focus Point" – Fredfades & Eikrem
- "Lil Boy" – Riccio
- "Orange" – Emapea
- "Bright Lights" – George Kelly feat. Andre Espeut & BnC (Instrumental)
- "Economy Of Movement" – The Slipmat Brothers
- "Body Boogie" – Sunner Soul
- "Real Fungi" – Colossus
- "Quiet Blues" – PH-Wert
- "Basement Jazz" – Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee
- "Blue (Extended)" – The Deli
- "Slow It Down" – Colossus
- "I Still Don’t (Pt. II)" – Larry de Kat
References[]
- ^ Keith, Jonathan (May 19, 2016). "Mark Farina's Mushroom Jazz Turns 25". Magnetic Mag. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ McDermott, Matt (May 19, 2016). "Mark Farina announces eighth Mushroom Jazz mix". Resident Advisor. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
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