Today we welcome back a legend for his THIRD appearance on SHA. Always a crowd pleaser we are delighted to once again showcase Mark Farina.

MARK FARINA

Shortly after Mark befriended Derrick Carter in 1988 at a record store in Chicago, his passion for House music, and sharing it with the world, exploded. Mark experimented with a deeper style, dropping De La Soul, disco classics and other stuff that wasn’t being played in the main rooms of nightclubs.

While exploring his love for the purist forms of House Music, Mark developed his trademark style: Mushroom Jazz; acid jazz infused with the West Coast’s jazzy, organic productions along with urban beats.

Fans embraced Mark’s downtempo style so much that he started a weekly Mushroom Jazz club night in San Francisco with Patty Ryan. In 3 short years, the club established a fanatical, cult-like following for Farina and the Mushroom Jazz sound. When the doors closed, Farina continued the tradition by releasing a series of Cds, “Mushroom Jazz”.

Since then, Mark has been traveling the globe performing 100s of shows, to over one million club goers, a year. His House sets take fans on journeys to the jazzy side of Chicago House mixed San Fran style. Some of these sets have been known to last up to 8 hours. And sometimes you’ll find Mark playing in two different rooms at the same party, showcasing his range of rocking the big room sound to the uber-chill. Farina’s taste making skills continue to turn the heads of crowds worldwide and consistently draw new fans to his style of chunky–funky rhythms and deep underground house. URB, MUZIK and BPM Magazines have all had him on their Top DJ’s In The World lists.

SHA PODCAST 171 // MARK FARINA by Shadigital on Mixcloud

TRACKLIST:
01. Dirty Yeahs | Danny Dance | Dance Is A Feeling Rec.
02. Homage (Inland Knights Remix) | Andy Kinky and Tom Special Interest | Phobic Rec.
03. Pocket Dreams | Householics | Promo
04. weAkcanbEstrong (Lurob Mix) | ALexander East | 3345 Music
05. Wickeddy Sounds (Fiasco Mix) | DJ Sneak | Magnetic
06. The Inside | Craig Hamilton | Flatpack Trax
07. Franklin | Furmit | Ficus Tree
08. Jazzn’ It Back | Lurob & Soul de Marin | Great Lakes Audio
09. Can U Move | White Label | Promo
10. Rumble At Night | SJWD | Dufflebag
11. Timesome | Zombie Disco Squad | Made To Play
12. Get Involved | DBOW | Beatdown
13. Jeffrey | Flapkackers | Promo
14. Westward Ho | Lil Mark & Justin Harris | Promo
15. Meet Me On The Dancefloor | Undercover Scoundrels | Coyote Cuts
16. Yeah, Yeah | Willie Graff & Tucillo | Free Range

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