Mark Farina’s DJing career has lasted longer than two decades and he has outlasted countless promoters, clubs and producers and now he has, finally, added a Fabric compilation to a very long list of achievements.

This self confessed house and mushroom jazz junkie shot through the ranks on the American DJing circuit when he began spreading the Chicago sound to San Fransisco alongside other emerging DJs in Derrick Carter and Chris Nazuka.

His fusion of the laid back San Fransisco vibe with the jackin’ sounds of Chicago house quickly spread to clubbing hotspots in America and abroad and after a few releases on the legendary OM Records imprint the rest, as they say, is history.

Now we have a bit of a background on how this guy rolls we can talk about this awesome collection of funky house and chilled out grooves that is Fabric 40.

I’ll start by saying I’m not exactly a fan of straight up house music, but I love the funk and this compilation has more funk than a black man with an afro comb and a super sized Fanta.

Flawlessly mixed as per usual, Farina has an awesome vibe going throughout Fabric 40 and even though some may not dig Farina’s somewhat laidback style he plays some damn addictive music.

If you are a fan of Farina’s house sound then you are likely to be impressed by Fabric 40 and if the bug hasn’t bitten you yet, just give it a listen and then make up your own mind.

Rating: 3 houses out of 5

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Tracklist:
1. Together - Giom 
2. Yellow Truth [Atnarko Mix] - Chuck Love 
3. Why Not Rock? - JT Donaldson, Uneaq 
4. Lead the Way - Ricardo Rae 
5. Gettin' Ready - Slater Hogan, John Larner 
6. Where Ya At? - Inland Knights 
7. Just Bounce [Latenight Society Dub] - Allen Craig, Homero Espinosa 
8. Believe en Me - Alexander East 
9. Blues Line [Tommy Largo Remix] 
10. Feel My [Bobby Valentine Mix] - Kris G. 
11. Stasera 
12. Last Word - Johnny Fiasco 
13. Closer [Oliver DeSmet & Fred Everything Mix] - Mood II Swing 
14. Pick Up What I'm Putting Down - James Curd 
15. There Goes the Neighbourhood - Olly Brunton, Ryan White 
16. Broke Acis - LawnChair Generals 
17. Make Dat Shit [Derrick Carter Mix] - Jeremy Joshua 
18. Mumbler - DJ Sneak 
19. Brutality - PRZTZ 
20. Shibuya [Cheeba Mix] - Mark Farina