Music CD - Mark Farina: San Francisco Sessions

	Music CD: San Francisco Sessions Artist: Mark Farina List Price: $11.98 Our Price: $8.15 Your Save: $ 3.83 ( 32% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Om Records
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Tracks: 1. Got The Bug - Bougie Soliterre 2. Happiness - Rob Mello 3. I Wanna See You Come Down - DJ Rork 4. Things We Used To Do - MNZS 5. Black Keys - Ricky Bradshaw 6. Spring Fling - Rick Preston 7. Jammin' - Stacy Kidd 8. Spellbound - Rae & Christian 9. Sunny Cove - Miguel 10. Somethin' Else - 2nd Shift 11. Seriousfunkilla - Busta Funk 12. Jai's Groove - Sirus 13. Bushes - Markus Nikolai 14. Nublado - Jerome Van Rossum
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0600353993020 Label: Om Records Manufacturer: Om Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Om Records Release Date: 1999-09-21 Studio: Om Records
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Good CD Comment: Funky tunes and nicely mixed but feels a bit unbalanced. Doesn't reach the level of 'Mark Farina - Live in Tokyo', so if you dont have that one then get it now! Customer Rating: Summary: Timeless and Tasteful Comment: A great selection of tasteful loungey house tracks that are mixed exceptional well together by Mark Farina. San Fransico Sessions is just one of those grate lazy albums which can suit many different moods and be enjoyed at any given time. A nice addition for any house or lounge music fan. Despite the release date of 1999, all the tracks and the set itself have aged very well. 4/5 stars. Customer Rating: Summary: Mediocre-at best Comment: My expectations were for a "Mushroom Jazz" experience. What I got instead, was repetitive-cheap feeling music. Don't get this album unless you're a collector Customer Rating: Summary: great set Comment: this is a great cd, i can listen to it over and over. by far marks best mix Customer Rating: Summary: BETTER THAN EXPECTED.... Comment: I have to admit that I love Mark Farina. His style and way of blending all the tracks on this compilation are just awesome. I've seen him at the WMC(winter music conference), L.A, San Fran, and Chicago and he has never upset me in the least bit. He is one of my favorites of all time (including Jeno, Dj Dan, Dj Heather, Onionz, Miguel Migs, all the Moontribe heads). I knew that by getting this I wouldn't regret it and you shouldn't either. It's what house is supposed to sound like. Definitely do not miss.....or you'll hate yourself. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: San Francisco Sessions is arguably Mark Farina's seminal contribution to the house music community. The disc opens with soothing beach sounds and heavily effected vocals that set the tone for a warm blend of tracks that are both inspired and inspirational. The mix begins to hit stride around track four ( "Things We Used To Do") with its chopped up vocals, stabbing horns, and a breakdown that would destroy any dance floor. As the mix continues Farina layers his signature Mood II Swing a capellas over a number of tracks providing an excellent sense of tension and release. The remainder of the mix moves deftly between instrumental tracks ("Spellbound"), deep and minimal tracks ("Somethin' Else"), and outright funky tracks ("Seriousfunkill"). Mark has certainly thrown down the gauntlet for future contributors to the San Francisco Sessions series, as this disc has both captured, and helped shape, the sound of West Coast house. --Anish Acharya