Mix series never die. They just move fewer units. We’ll admit that our personal catalog of Mark Farina’s Mushroom Jazz stops around number three or four, but those early CDs are still pretty definative (and still a good listen.)

[RA News]

For the past 15 years, Farina has championed a style of DJing that hovers easily between hip-hop, jazz, house and down-tempo. He showcased this eclectic sound throughout the early ’90s on mixtapes and at his Jazid Up parties in San Francisco, eventually coining the term Mushroom Jazz with his first official compilation in 1996. The style has since become his calling card, and has characterized dozens of records and commercial mixes, including a contribution to the FabricMushroom Jazz 7 stays true to form, cruising through nearly 20 mellow breaks and R&B-flavored tunes …