Mushroom Jazz is a series of musical compilations by DJ Mark Farina

Mark Farina

Mark Farina is a disc jockey and musician, known for his Chicago house, acid jazz and downtempo works. Notable releases include Mood and the Mushroom Jazz series , and recently known also from house compilations El Divinio...

. Originating in 1992 these were released on cassette tape, then since 1997 have been commercial CD and vinyl releases. Farina combines elements of downtempo

Downtempo

Downtempo is a laid-back electronic music style similar to ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike the beatless forms of Ambient music. The beat is sometimes made from loops that have a hypnotic feeling...

, hip hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

, jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 and R&B

Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...

, French, Latin

Latin

Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...

, beatmatching and mixing songs together in the style of house music

House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

. As with Farina's house mixes, the Mushroom Jazz series incorporates transitionary effects (such as a high pass filter) and a generally dry reverb tone.

The seven commercial albums contain an array of artists including Chali 2na

Chali 2na

Charles Stewart , better known as Chali 2na is an American rapper and hip hop artist, formerly associated with the groups Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli.-Early life:...

, Miguel Migs

Miguel Migs

Miguel Steward, better known as Miguel Migs is a deep house DJ, producer and musician from San Francisco, California. -Biography:Migs began his music career at 18 years old, as a lead guitarist and songwriter for a Santa Cruz local band called Zion Sounds...

, People Under the Stairs

People Under the Stairs

People Under the Stairs is a hip hop group from Los Angeles, California formed in 1997 by Thes One and Double K. The group has released eight critically acclaimed full-length albums and performed on every continent except Antarctica. It is estimated that the group has performed well over 1,000 sold...

, Colossus, and Pete Rock

Pete Rock

Peter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth...

, as well as several original tracks by Farina.

Mushroom Jazz 7, the latest volume in the series, was released November 9, 2010.

Volume 1 (1996)

1. "Bosha Nova" - Mr. Electric Triangle
2. "Remember Me" - Blue Boy
   Blue Boy (DJ)
   Blue Boy is a pseudonym for the Scottish DJ, Alexis 'Lex' Blackmore. He is best known for "Remember Me", an international dance hit in 1997. Blackmore first worked as a DJ in Glasgow and London, touring with the British techno outfit The Shamen in 1992...
   
   
3. "Get This" - Groove Nation
4. "Pick Me Up" - Deadbeats feat. Isi Samuel
5. "Gibby Music" - Apollo Grooves
6. "Midnight Calling" - Naked Funk feat. Valerie Etienne
7. "Midnight Calling" (Fly Amanita Remix) - Mark Farina
   Mark Farina
   Mark Farina is a disc jockey and musician, known for his Chicago house, acid jazz and downtempo works. Notable releases include Mood and the Mushroom Jazz series , and recently known also from house compilations El Divinio...
   
   
8. "If We Lose Our Way" - Paul Johnson
9. "In Hale" - Hydroponic Groove Sessions
10. "Warm Chill" - Julius Papp
    Julius Papp
    Julius Papp is a house music producer and DJ whose roots lie in Disco of the '70s and New Wave of the '80s.Papp was born and raised in Montreal, Canada, and got tuned into dance music through the city’s flourishing club scene and diverse radio broadcasts...
    
    
11. "Music Use It" - Lalomie Washburn
    Lalomie Washburn
    Lalomie Washburn was a R&B Singer Song Writer.She was born on August 25, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee and went on to sing backup with such legends as Ray Charles, Ike & Tina Turner and Chaka Khan...
    
    
12. "Longevity" - J-Live
    J-Live
    J-Live is an MC, DJ, and producer from New York.-Early career and The Best Part:...
    
    

Volume 2 (1998)

1. "Then Came You" - Euphonic feat. Kevin Yost
2. "Sandworms" - Andy Caldwell
   Andy Caldwell
   Andy Caldwell is an American electronic house music DJ and producer.Andy Caldwell became known through the San Francisco House scene in the early part of the 2000s. First as a member of the live House act, Soulstice, and later as a solo artist. Andy has released his music on Om Records, followed...
   
    vs. Darkhorse
   Darkhorse
   Darkhorse is Los Angeles based band Crazy Town's second album, released on November 12, 2002.The album peaked at No. 120 on the Billboard 200 and No. 164 in the UK. It was released without any touring or promoting, Crazy Town simply floated their second album into stores...
   
   
3. "Piano Grand" - Tony D
   Tony D
   Tony D, born Anthony Depula , was a hip hop legend from Trenton, New Jersey. Although he was a hip hop artist & DJ, he was most famous for being an influential producer in hip hop music. He was the producer behind Poor Righteous Teachers and YZ...
   
   
4. "That Time of Day (Again)" - Jaywalkers
5. "Poppy's Song" - Big Muff
   Big Muff
   The Big Muff is a fuzzbox produced in New York City by the Electro-Harmonix company, along with their Russian sister company Sovtek, primarily for use with the electric guitar...
   
   
6. "Made in the Shade" - Deadbeats
7. "Cutee" - Spacehopper
8. "Make ME Happy" (DJ Spinna
   DJ Spinna
   DJ Spinna is an American hip hop music artist and producer, who, according to Allmusic.com, has "remained strictly an underground artist despite his astonishing talent."-Biography:...
   
    Original Mix) - Cooly's Hot Box
9. "If I Fall" (Jay's Urban Dub) - Naked Music NYC
10. "How Sweet It Is" - Mr Scruff feat. Mark Rae
    Mark Rae
    Mark Rae, born in Ashington, Northumberland, England, is the head of the highly revered independent record label Grand Central Records and one half of DJ and production duo Rae & Christian.-Grand Central and Rae & Christian:...
    
    
11. "Liquid" (Instrumental) - L-Fudge
12. "Sunday Night" - DJ Migs
    Miguel Migs
    Miguel Steward, better known as Miguel Migs is a deep house DJ, producer and musician from San Francisco, California. -Biography:Migs began his music career at 18 years old, as a lead guitarist and songwriter for a Santa Cruz local band called Zion Sounds...
    
    
13. "Lyrics and Vibes" - Smoke No Bones
14. "Un Pépé Dans La Dentelle" - Pépé Bradock
    Pépé Bradock
    Pépé Bradock , is a French DJ, producer, and remixer of house music.-Early life:Bradock learned the guitar at an early age and began playing in jazz-funk bands around Paris.-Career:...
    
    
15. Hidden track

Volume 3 (2001)

1. "California Suite" (Vagabond Mix) - King Kooba
   King Kooba
   King Kooba is the duo of producer Matt Harris and Charlie Tate . They are an electronica DJ duo from the United Kingdom. Legend says that they were formed over a pint of beer at Charlie's Mom's pub in London, England. They are currently signed to the Om Records label, and have done work for many...
   
   
2. "De La Bass (Mousse T's Def Mix) (Instrumental)" - Raw Instinct
3. "Vibrate" - The Basement Khemist
4. "De La Bass (Mousse T's Def Mix) (Vocal)" - Raw Instinct
5. "Relax Your Mind" - DJ Presto
6. "Taste of Funk" - Mateo & Matos
   Mateo & Matos
   Mateo & Matos is a team of two deejays and house music producers John "Roc" Mateo and Eddie "E-Z" Matos from New York City, United States.- History :...
   
   
7. "Dedicated" - Dynamic Syncopation
8. "Do It" - Daddy's Favourite
9. "Flirtation" - Herb Alpert
   Herb Alpert
   Herbert "Herb" Alpert is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. He is also a recording industry executive — he is the "A" of A&M Records...
   
   
10. "Collage" - Urban Backcountry
11. "Jazz Cop" (Mix: LP Version) - Gripper
12. "Schooled in the Trade" - People Under The Stairs
    People Under the Stairs
    People Under the Stairs is a hip hop group from Los Angeles, California formed in 1997 by Thes One and Double K. The group has released eight critically acclaimed full-length albums and performed on every continent except Antarctica. It is estimated that the group has performed well over 1,000 sold...
    
    
13. "Seven Steps Behind" - Polyrhythm Addicts
    Polyrhythm Addicts
    Polyrhythm Addicts is a hip hop group composed of DJ Spinna, Mr Complex, Shabaam Sahdeeq, and Tiye Phoenix.The lineup on its first album included Apani B, but she was replaced by Phoenix when the group reunited in 2007 and released the album Break Glass....
    
    
14. "Trackrunners" - Unspoken Heard
    Unspoken Heard
    The Unspoken Heard is the hip-hop collaborative of rapper Asheru and producer Blue Black. The group is often referred to as Asheru & Blue Black of the Unspoken Heard. They began getting significant recognition in underground hip-hop around the turn of the millennium...
    
    
15. "Do It" (Instrumental) - Mountain Brothers
    Mountain Brothers
    Mountain Brothers was an American hip hop group originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Named after the legend of 108 mountain bandits depicted in the Chinese novel Water Margin, the group formed in 1994 after all attended the Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania.The...
    
    
16. "Rock Box" (Instrumental) - Que D
17. "Sneakin'" - Jaffa
    Jaffa
    Jaffa is an ancient port city believed to be one of the oldest in the world. Jaffa was incorporated with Tel Aviv creating the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical story of the prophet Jonah.-Etymology:...
    
    
18. "Streamline" - Slide 5
19. "Philadelphia" - Bahamadia
    Bahamadia
    Bahamadia is a Philadelphia-born hip hop artist born in 1970, and a DJ who later became an MC. As a member of Gang Starr Foundation, she released her critically acclaimed debut album entitled Kollage in 1996. The album featured production by Guru and DJ Premier of Gang Starr...
    
    

Volume 4 (2002)

1. "A Little Soul" (Petestrumental) - Pete Rock
   Pete Rock
   Peter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth...
   
   
2. "Hot Banana's" - Scienz of Life
3. "Suite for Beaver, Pt. 1" - People Under The Stairs
   People Under the Stairs
   People Under the Stairs is a hip hop group from Los Angeles, California formed in 1997 by Thes One and Double K. The group has released eight critically acclaimed full-length albums and performed on every continent except Antarctica. It is estimated that the group has performed well over 1,000 sold...
   
   
4. "Truth In Position" - Maspyke
5. "Chicago Babe" - Trankilou
6. "Wiggle and Giggle" - Joshua
   Joshua
   Joshua , is a minor figure in the Torah, being one of the spies for Israel and in few passages as Moses's assistant. He turns to be the central character in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua...
   
   
7. "Shoplif" (Instrumental) - Ripshop feat. Mr Lif
8. "Keep You Head Up" - Laurne'a
9. "Original Beats" - DJ Slave
10. "No" - Fat Jon
    Fat Jon
    Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician is an American hip hop producer from Cincinnati, Ohio and one of the four members of Five Deez, alongside Pace Rock, Sonic, and Kyle David...
    
    
11. "Mellow Soul Fruit" - Wick Wack
12. "Listen" - Benny Blanko
13. "Phone Tap" - Bernal Boogie
    Mark Farina
    Mark Farina is a disc jockey and musician, known for his Chicago house, acid jazz and downtempo works. Notable releases include Mood and the Mushroom Jazz series , and recently known also from house compilations El Divinio...
    
    
14. "Irreconcilable" - Sub-Conscious
15. "Seems to Know" - Julius Papp
    Julius Papp
    Julius Papp is a house music producer and DJ whose roots lie in Disco of the '70s and New Wave of the '80s.Papp was born and raised in Montreal, Canada, and got tuned into dance music through the city’s flourishing club scene and diverse radio broadcasts...
    
     & Dave Warrin
16. "Find Yourself" - Spacehopper
17. "Seven Days" - Tek 9
18. "Big Fish" - Dubble D
19. "Bath Music" - Greyboy

Volume 5 (2005)

1. "Afros In Ya" - J Boogie's Dubtronic Science
   J Boogie
   Justin "J-Boogie" Boland is an American DJ/producer from San Francisco, California. He was born in September 1973. He is signed to the Om Records label, and has 2 full length Album's as well as several mix cd's. He has also been featured on several compilations such as Mushroom Jazz and the OM...
   
   
2. "The Tribute" - Colossus
   Colossus
   The original meaning of the word colossus is an exceptionally large statue.Colossus may refer to:- Statues :* Any exceptionally large statue such as:** Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue of Helios, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World...
   
   
3. "Autumn's Evening Breeze" - The Sound Providers
   The Sound Providers
   The Sound Providers are a Jazz rap duo formed by producers Jason Skills and Soulo. Formed in 1998 in San Diego, California, it originally included a third member, an MC named Profile, who left the group shortly before they were signed by ABB Records...
   
   
4. "Comin' Thru" - DJ Nu-Mark feat. Chali 2na
   Chali 2na
   Charles Stewart , better known as Chali 2na is an American rapper and hip hop artist, formerly associated with the groups Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli.-Early life:...
   
   
5. "Come Down" - Red Astaire
6. "Flow" (Fluid Instrumental Mix) - Zion I
   Zion I
   Zion I are a hip hop duo from Oakland, California. The duo consists of producer DJ AmpLive and MC Zumbi. The group is known to its followers for Amp's futuristic production techniques, using a mix of live instrumentation and samples, and Zumbi's positive and socially conscious lyrics. Zion I...
   
   
7. "Nostalgia" - DJ Spinna
   DJ Spinna
   DJ Spinna is an American hip hop music artist and producer, who, according to Allmusic.com, has "remained strictly an underground artist despite his astonishing talent."-Biography:...
   
   
8. "Cali Spaces" (Original Mix) - Mark Farina
   Mark Farina
   Mark Farina is a disc jockey and musician, known for his Chicago house, acid jazz and downtempo works. Notable releases include Mood and the Mushroom Jazz series , and recently known also from house compilations El Divinio...
   
   
9. "Funky For You" - Blu Bizness
10. "Puttin' In Work" (Instrumental) - Wee Bee Foolish
    Wee Bee Foolish
    Wee Bee Foolish are an alternative hip hop group, its members are Ken Boogaloo, Yesh , DJ Bless, & Xtraordinaire. All four members hail from Brighton Beach, Brooklyn in New York. All of their releases have been on the Head Bop music label...
    
    
11. "Hollywood" - DJ Dez
12. "Music Makes The World Go Round" - Jazz Liberatorz
    Jazz Liberatorz
    Jazz Liberatorz is a French hip hop group composed by producers and DJs from Meaux, which consists of DJ Damage, Dusty and Madhi. The group has released two studio albums. The 2008 album Clin D'oeil can be considered a tribute to the golden age of hip-hop, taking its strength onto the roots of...
    
    
13. "Maintain" (Instrumental) - Strange Fruit Project
    Strange Fruit Project
    Strange Fruit Project is an underground hip hop group from Waco, Texas, which consists of producer and emcee Symbolyc One , his cousin emcee Myth and emcee Myone...
    
    
14. "Back In '92" (Instrumental) - DJ Presto feat. Lowd
15. "You Like My Style" - Shortie No Mass
    Shortie No Mass
    -External links:*...
    
    
16. "Here's The Proof" - The Earl
    The EARL
    The EARL is a popular alternative music venue in Atlanta, Georgia, located on Flat Shoals Avenue in the neighborhood of East Atlanta. The Earl was opened in 1999 by John Searson, a long-time Atlanta resident but a newcomer to the restaurant and live entertainment business...
    
    
17. "Modern Women's Short Stories" - Jonny Alpha
18. "The Kick Clap" (Instrumental) - Starving Artists Crew
19. "It's A Love Thing" (Instrumental) - Pete Rock
    Pete Rock
    Peter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth...
    
    
20. "The Yacht Club" - Thes One
    Thes One
    Thes One, born Christopher Cesar Portugal in Torrance, California, on October 18, 1977, to an American mother and immigrant Peruvian father, is one half of hip hop duo People Under the Stairs, serving as a vocalist/MC, producer, engineer and business manager...
    
    
21. "Nic's Groove" - The Foreign Exchange

Volume 6 (2008)

1. "This Beat" - The Jazzual Suspects
2. "Fool's Competition" - Smooth Current
3. "Baaaby" - Ta'Raach
4. "Groovin'" - Kero One
   Kero one
   Kero One is a Korean-American hip hop MC and producer from San Francisco, California.-History:Kero One originally worked as a web designer, making 50 copies of his first single with home equipment and personal credit cards. One of the copies was purchased at a record shop in Tokyo by a Japanese DJ,...
   
   
5. "Jamal 141" - Jamal
   Jamal
   Jamal is an Arabic masculine given name, it means beautiful. The use of this name is widespread across the Muslim world.In Egypt the name is pronounced...
   
   
6. "Dopebeatz" - Colossus
   Colossus
   The original meaning of the word colossus is an exceptionally large statue.Colossus may refer to:- Statues :* Any exceptionally large statue such as:** Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue of Helios, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World...
   
   
7. "Calm Down (Instrumental)" - Brawdcast
8. "Alive (Instrumental)" - J Boogie's Dubtronic Science feat. Crown City Rockers
   Crown City Rockers
   Crown City Rockers are a five-member hip hop band from Oakland, California, by way of Boston, Massachusetts and Pasadena. Formerly known as Mission:, they play old school inflected hip hop music with live instrumentation , citing influences such as: A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, KRS-One and De...
   
   
9. "Scene #2 (Instrumental)" - Gagle
10. "Just Checkin' (J's Stripped Down Instrumental)" - Uneaq
11. "The What" - Colossus
    Colossus
    The original meaning of the word colossus is an exceptionally large statue.Colossus may refer to:- Statues :* Any exceptionally large statue such as:** Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue of Helios, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World...
    
    
12. "Bodysnatchin' (On The Isle) (Instrumental)" - Rubberoom
13. "Wasn't Really Worth My Time" - Flash
    Flash
    -Book:* Flash fiction, fiction of extreme brevity* The Flash , ongoing comic book featuring the titular DC Comics hero* Flash , a 2004 science fiction novel by L. E...
    
    
14. "Life" - Mark Farina
    Mark Farina
    Mark Farina is a disc jockey and musician, known for his Chicago house, acid jazz and downtempo works. Notable releases include Mood and the Mushroom Jazz series , and recently known also from house compilations El Divinio...
    
    
15. "Ba Dada" - The Jazzual Suspects
16. "16 Untitled 005" - Super Smoky Soul
17. "Way Back When" - Choice37
18. "Transit" - Colossus
    Colossus
    The original meaning of the word colossus is an exceptionally large statue.Colossus may refer to:- Statues :* Any exceptionally large statue such as:** Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue of Helios, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World...
    
    
19. "Day At The Beach" - J Boogie's Dubtronic Science
20. "Reflections" - Dave Allison
    Dave Allison
    David Bryan Allison is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in three games with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League during the 1983-84 season and is perhaps best known for a brief stint as head coach of the NHL's Ottawa Senators during the 1995–1996...
    
    

Volume 7 (2010)

1. "Down The Road" - Lurob
2. "Macheeto" - Slakah the Beatchild
3. "Colorblind" - Nathan G
4. "Southern Plumperz'" - Andy Caldwell
   Andy Caldwell
   Andy Caldwell is an American electronic house music DJ and producer.Andy Caldwell became known through the San Francisco House scene in the early part of the 2000s. First as a member of the live House act, Soulstice, and later as a solo artist. Andy has released his music on Om Records, followed...
   
    feat. Rico de Largo
5. "More" - Joshua Heath
6. "It's The Beat" - Tommy Largo
7. "Bad Back" - King Kooba
   King Kooba
   King Kooba is the duo of producer Matt Harris and Charlie Tate . They are an electronica DJ duo from the United Kingdom. Legend says that they were formed over a pint of beer at Charlie's Mom's pub in London, England. They are currently signed to the Om Records label, and have done work for many...
   
   
8. "Introduce (SLAP Mix)" - Colossus
   Colossus
   The original meaning of the word colossus is an exceptionally large statue.Colossus may refer to:- Statues :* Any exceptionally large statue such as:** Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue of Helios, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World...
   
   
9. "Just Move" - Uneaq
10. "(Never Been To) California" - Jazz Spastiks
11. "Live Forever" - Mark Oakland
12. "Night Time" - Tommy Largo
13. "Please Be Mine" - Derek Dunbar
14. "Walking The Dog" - Giano & Michael Knight
15. "Amber Leaf" - Jazz Spastiks
16. "Stressin'" - The Hue feat. Kissey Asplund
    Kissey
    Tina Asplund, better known as Kissey , born 1982, is a singer, songwriter, producer and performer from Stockholm, Sweden.- Career :...
    
    
17. "Living For The Rush" - Slakah the Beatchild
18. "All Night" - Billa Qause
19. "Brooklyn's Groove" - Dave Allison
    Dave Allison
    David Bryan Allison is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in three games with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League during the 1983-84 season and is perhaps best known for a brief stint as head coach of the NHL's Ottawa Senators during the 1995–1996...