The Podcast Series showcases selected guests, upcoming artists and Distrikt alumni who have played our venue previously, showcasing a wider scope of Distrikt International sound.

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The Mushroom Master, the deep house Don, the legendary presence behind the decks and the best person you could ever wish to have in your corner, Mark Farina blessed us with another magical journey through his world of funky, deep, and soulful sound. Hope you dig it!

Mark Farina - Fish Go Deeper - March 6 2021

Mark Farina LIVE @ Bottle Rocket 1998 Tracks 2000 ( on real vinyl )

Big Ups to my homie Perish TNR for the fly artwork. Special Thanks to my husband Mario Dubbz for connecting Side A to Side B plus mixing & mastering. This mix took me about 5 different takes. Big Thanks to Manny Fresh for serendipitous visit and the musical inspiration. Thank you to any haters, you know who you are and I love you for making me work that much harder.

Track List:
1.) Rhythm -Tribe Called Quest (Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts)
2.) Funkdafied- Da Brat
3.) Sometimes (Brand New Heavies Q-tip Instrumental)
4.)Nobody- Was feat. Lauryn Hill
5.) Appollo Grooves (I love you)
6.) Something To Ride To- Conscious Daughters (Fonky Expedition)
7.) Player's Ball (Extended Version)- Outkast
8.) Mistadobalina- Del Tha Funky Homosapien
9.) Runnin' -The Pharcyde
10.) Blu Bizziness Funky For You
11.) Y? Instrumental (I never knew) Pharcyde
12.)UknowHowWeDo -Bahamadia
13.) Pitch In On A Party- Dj Quick 
14.) Groove Thang -Zhane'
15.)Bullshittin' -J Dilla
16.) If Headz Only Knew -Heather B.
17.)Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight) KRS-One
18.)Diesel -Soul's of Mischief '93 re-work Inst.
19.)Longevity - J-Live
20.)Last Dayz (Instrumental) -Onyx
21.) Back To The Hotel -N2Deep
22.) Mr. Groove -One Way

"Elevated Beats In The Town" Hip-Hop and Down Tempo Mix by Heather Besos

Here's Episode 11 of my Defected Broadcasting House series recorded at my home studio in Dallas, Texas US of A. Hope you dig it! You can stream the video here: https://youtu.be/OWU-xPTdit4

Defected Broadcasting House - Episode #11 - April 2023

Slow and Low - Wally Callerio (Downtempo Mix)

Mark Farina live @ Meow Wolf in Sante Fe unleashed his mighty Mushroom Jazz sound in an unforgettable set filled to the brim with classic tracks, edits, and new material perfected blended in his own signature style.  This opened a 5 hour marathon performance on a very special night in New Mexico. Enjoy!

Mark Farina Live At Meow Wolf Nov 2018 Mushroom Jazz Set

L.A. Loves...Mark Farina was special not only because it was my first event, in partnership with the Music Institute and Seven Leaves, that I've put together in L.A. but also because it gave me a chance to open for one of my main inspirations: Mark Farina. Mark and I go way back and have played together many times over the years. There's something about opening for someone you know so well that gives any DJ an extra incentive to do it right. Opening is so important to creating the proper atmosphere for any event and it is a lost art. "Killing it", "beating it", "murdering it" have become the end all be all of playing music in a club, at a festival, or at an after hours but setting the stage for the next DJ has become a non option. When done well, an opening set opens every possibility to the headlining DJ. They are not constrained or obliged to change the tempo, lower the volume, or change their plan because the opener has completely lost the plot and gone overboard. You have to know how to lead in and that means sometimes doing some homework, finding out what the headliner is all about so that you can create a hunger for that person's music by being informed, subtle and a little humble. I was lucky enough to be an opener in Chicago for many different styles of DJ and often they were artists I'd studied intently. I take pride in being a good opener just as much as I do in headlining. The two roles are equally important in creating a journey for the dancers, the house heads, and DJ's themselves can join together to make that magic only house music can. It's all about connecting from the 1st track to the last. Hope you dig this!
Tracklist:
1. Jimi Tenor - Komodos -  Bubbletease Communications
2. Kid Enigma - Give Me Love - Cuff 
3. Flash Back (LEGO Edit 4 AM) - Lego Edit
4. Krewcial - Damnfeelit - Robsoul 
5. Art of Tones - Have A Little Fun - Local Talk
6. Charlie Sputnik - Where Were U (DJ Sneak Dub) - Unreleased 
7. Joss Moog - Toi & Moi - Robsoul 
8. Armbar -  Love Fight (Dub) - Unreleased
9. Armbar - Love Fight (Original) - Unreleased
10. Myra C - Come to Me (Frankie Feliciano Afro Dub) - Nite Grooves
11. Peggy Gou - It Makes You Forget (Itgehane) - Ninja Tune  
12. Jorn Johansson - Feels So Right (Original Mix) - Moiss Music
13. Paul Tronik/Vito Orofino - Pompa La Tromba (Darius Syrossian Remix) –  – Suerte Records
14. Mike Dunn - Natural High (Mike Dunn Black Glitter Mix (extended) - Glitterbox Recordings 
15. Bas Roos - About The Rhythm - Robsoul
16. Junior Sanchez  - Keep On Reachin’  (Main Mix) - Robsoul
17. KE - Vibe - Unreleased
18. Lolita - 033 - Audaz 
19. DJ Deeon - Shake What Ya Mama (Dirty Rice Edit) - Unreleased
20. Robyn - Between The Lines (Louis Vega Remix) - Konichiwa Records
21. Javonnette - J Mix - Strictly Street
22. Javi Bora, Iban Montoro, & Jazzman Wax - Old Rocker’s - Robsoul 
23. Mark Farina & Homero Espinosa - Best of Both Worlds (Original Mix) - Moulton Music

J-Dub - Opening Set @ L.A. Loves...Mark Farina 2 14 2020

For our second Distrikt Podcast we welcome the exceptional selector @markfarina(mushroom jazz / great lake audio recordings) for a hour and half of his signature blend of house!

Since 1989, Mark Farina has been traveling the globe performing at literally hundreds of shows a year, sometimes DJing both of his preferred styles in two different rooms at the same party. At other events, he's been known to play extended sets that lasted over eight hours. In his House sets, Mark is known for his uniquely effortless journeys on the jazzy side of Chicago House, mixed up San Fran style.

This wandering record minstrel has played to incredible crowds all over the globe. Consistently drawing new fans to his style of chunky-funky rhythms and deep underground house, Mark plays upwards of 200 shows to over one million (1,000,000) club goers per year. Voted in the top 20 DJ's in the world by MUZIK and BPM Magazine, his taste making skills continue to turn the heads of seasoned veterans as well as youngsters just getting into the music.

On CD, Mark has recorded both of his dominant musical personalities. His first mix, 'Mushroom Jazz' on Om Records, is defined by a hip-hop sub-groove with jazzy, dubby elements in the downtempo range. It was followed by 'Seasons', a critically acclaimed House mix. An Imperial Dub mixed CD, a guest slot in the pedigreed 'United DJs of America' series, 'Mushroom Jazz 2' (Om Records) and 'San Francisco Sessions, Vol. I' (Om Records) and Mushroom Jazz 3 (Om Records) to round out the Farina catalog. His past release "Connect" walks the line of San Francisco deeper and the bumpin' funky house sound of Chicago. Now, in November of 2002, Mark Farina releases his much beloved fourth volume of Mushroom Jazz.

Distrikt Podcast 002: Mark Farina (Mushroom Jazz)

Recorded live December 27, 2019 at Imperial, Vancouver BC. 
Presented by Nordic Trax.

First half Heather, 2nd half Mark.

http://djmarkfarina.net
http://twitter.com/djheather
http://facebook.com/nordictrax

Live in Vancouver (12-27-19)

Nordic Trax Radio #131 - DJ Heather & Mark Farina - Live in Vancouver - Dec 2019

Casual Rhythmics
97bpm

visual art by https://www.facebook.com/Push-Visual-342315855897276

1.	Kooley High – Action
2.	Damu The Fudgemunk – How it should sound (MC edit)
3.	Rez – It was all a dream
4.	Lup Ino – Macumba Rocker
5.	Closed Paradise – Cindy goes to party
6.	Ethyne – Time flies baby
7.	Enliven feat. Jaw – Replaced (Norman Weber mix)
8.	Pete Rock & CL Smooth – In the house (Instrumental)
9.	Masta Ace Incorporated – Observations
10.	Dadamnphreaknoizphunk – Silicon loafer
11.	Ptaki – Krystyna
12.	Hess is More – Yes boss (The Revenge mix)
13.	The Good People – Keep it Movin feat. Horror City 
14.	Fat Jon – Watch out
15.	Trusme – Browns
16.	Nik M. – Beach slumber 
17.	Tuff Love – Born to live (Lil’ Gav’s Instrumental mix)
18.	Dela – Work together feat. Aloe Blak & Blu
19.	Massimo Vanoni – About your love
20.	Touch Sensitive – Show me
21.	Iron Curtis – You’re my choice tonight   
22.	C-Bo & Don Twon – Let me ride (Instrumental)
23.	North Pollard – Never gonna let you dub 
24.	Jazz Spastiks & Mellosoulblack – Flip a track
25.	Shawn Jackson – Fix ya face (Instrumental)
26.	M5K – Eternally

Casual Rhythmatics

Podcast 005 is a very special one indeed. One of Distrikt's founding fathers and local legend, Stuart Forsyth aka Foz steps up for a massive mix. Foz was an integral part when Distrikt birthed 10 years ago and paved a solid foundation to what we have reached today. Now 10 years on he is the man behind the infamous MiNT club, warehouse & festival as well as an everything to do with Cocoon In The Park & Temple Newsham Festival while also selling out venues with his own Dirty Disco party which has been running for over 15 years in the city. This 2 hour mix dives deep into his record back for an all vinyl affair full of energy, twists and turns between styles of house, pulsating through and keeping you locked to the groove.

Tracklist
1. Gene on earth - The Golden Escalator
2. Unknown Artist
3. Dave Warrin - Shine on (Shine Dub)
4. Jordan Fields - Lovesomeone (Rolf Ruger’s electrofunk dub)
5. Dan “Dubby” Robbins - Chanting in the dark D.B.D. (DBDub)
6. Freelance Science - U Karumba
7. Rulers of the Deep - The Last Survivor
8. Noel Nanton - Things are changing
9. Sander Kleinenberg ‎– Frog Dancing (Way Down In My Soul)
10. Grand Theft Audio - Stand Out
11. Silicone Soul - The Devil Drive (Darkroom dub)
12. Trevor Rockliffe featuring Blake Baxter - Visions of you (Rob Mello Ne Ears Dub)
13. Mr. G - Road Tested
14. G Club Presents Banda Sonora - Guitarra G (Warren Clarke Dub Mix)
15. C.B.S. - Mad Beatz
16. Paul Woolford - Vertigo
17. Housemaster Baldwin + Paris Grey - Don't Lead Me
18. Ellen Allien - Your body is my body (Kiki’s body trip remix)

Distrikt Podcast 005: Foz (Dirty Disco, Mint)

Stepping in for our 6th Distirkt podcast we welcome @terence-terry
head honcho of @lvrose (La Vie En Rose) & @user-696855184 (Epice Magique Rec). Recently also setting up his own agency Presence Booking to help push forward a new wave of artists such as Stephan Bazbaz, Mari.te ,Jonny N’Travis ,Vincent Giumelli ,Robert Plankett ,Fabien Geniero.

As a teenager Terence :Terry: spent much of his time hanging out in the first raves to be held in Paris, in a warehouse on the outskirts of the city. There, he discovered a menagerie of dance genres and he quickly developed a passion for diverse sounds that would inspire him to take to the decks, and influence him throughout the rest of his music career. Feeding his desire for original, rare cuts, Terence became a fixture at Paris’ famous flea-market Puces of Clignancourt, dealing in second-hand warehouse vinyl he found on trips to London. But, always on the hunt something new to excite him, he would often sneak away from his shop in search of jazz, soul, hip-hop and funk records to expand his ever-growing music collection.

Steadily building his name as a DJ/producer on the underground scene in Paris, Terence secured a number of residencies including ‘Afterparty Is Not A Crime’ at Nouveau Casino, one of the most hyped after parties around in 2003/4, and later in 2009, ‘Oui Now’ at Djoon where he hosted alongside the likes of Tania Vulcano, Seth Troxler and Clive Henry. His close alliance with the famous Freak n’Chic label saw him spinning at the Batofar and Rex Club whilst, further afield, his DJing took him from DC10 Ibiza, to Panoramabar and Watergate in Berlin, Goa Madrid and Fabric London.

Branching out and wanting to immerse himself in a new scene, Terence moved away from Paris for a few wild years in London, where he was embraced by the city’s underground and regularly appeared at seminal parties such as T-bar, Kubicle and Mulletover. This was not only a crucial time for Terence himself but also for the London scene, giving rise to a new generation of artists who have helped shape the progression of the city’s electronic music scene since the mid-2000s up to now. Being involved in such a fertile movement had a huge influence on Terence’s outlook, inspiring him to return to Paris with a fresh new take on his career.

In 2012, Terence felt it was time to launch his own label La Vie En Rose, quite simply to have a platform to develop and release a sound that could encompass a whole range of genres, taking influence from his very first experiences in the Paris rave scene. Since its inception La Vie En Rose has been responsible for several ubiquitous releases, including the killer ‘Living Lies’ by John Dimas, ‘Distraction Way’ by Terence and Hanfry Martinez (which included Dyed Soundorom’s exquisite remix of ‘Sunday Gathering’), Carlos Sanchez with ‘Timeless’ (including New York legend Jovonn on remix duties) and Terence and Hanfry’s second superlative link up, ‘Cornelius Is Gaye’. The label continues to maintain a high level of musical output, representing the very best in avant-garde sounds from a selection of young talents from around Europe.

Distrikt Podcast 006: Terence :Terry:

Stepping in for our 7th Podcast we welcome Slapfunk newest recruit William Caycedo into the mix for a dazzling eclectic take on his usual output. 

Music has always been around William starting out b-boying at a young age in the Netherlands. He learned to dj from Mistasweet, an old-school hip-hop/battle DJ from The Hague. He Started raving at 17 and fell in love with house music and the underground scene. His productions influenced by hip-hop -> always looking for a raw feel. Amsterdam was his home base for years and where he started getting notoriety releasing on labels slapfunk, adult only, girasole and brawthers & Tristan Da Cuntha Dungeon meat, combined and with an international touring schedule.

We originally had will down to play at Distrikt this summer till lockdown came into place, so this mix gets us very excited for clubs to return and to be having William Caycedo into the mix in our booth

Distrikt Podcast 007: William Caycedo (Slapfunk)

For our 8th Podcast we welcome @timothyclerkin to the podcast series.

Timothy Clerkin is an Amsterdam based producer, live act & DJ, who has been releasing records, playing live & DJ’ing all over the world since 2010.

After spending a number of years cutting his teeth as one half of international DJ duo the Eskimo Twins, he has been releasing music under various solo names for a number of years now.

With a string of rabidly received EP’s with his birth moniker under his belt, he is now touring his electric & ambitious live show, which has been described as a filthy, extensive journey through clubbing.

2018 saw him launch his own label ‘Insult To Injury’ which, after only a handful of releases, has already been heavily supported by the likes of Andrew Weatherall, Optimo, Vladimir Ivkovic, Ivan Smagghe, Erol Alkan, Lena Willikens & Lovefingers.

This is a pure club mix from the artists stacked full of plenty of dance floor smashers plusing through a eclectic mix of electronic gold, through ambient electro, techno, breakbeat and chock full of acid. Rave on.

Distrikt Podcast 008: Timothy Clerkin

Our partnership with Distrikt Paris runs deep so it was more than right to get them involved in our Mix series. Resident Blanco Comes in with a hot hour of grooves, bouncing house to techno, through breakbeat and electro, Blanco likes to wander between styles, keeping that groove that defines him.

Blanco belongs to this new French scene, passionate, studious and eager to share his eclectic vision of electronic music. In 2015, he first began to evolve as a resident of the Insomnia Rec. collective in Paris. He was then spotted by the Distrikt Paris collective, well known for its underground parties, which he joined in 2016 and now evolves as a resident for this crew, chaining gigs through the biggest clubs and warehouses in the city. One of his main characteristics is the attention he pays to his selection, always fine and varied, allowing him to adapt to any club or situation.

Distrikt Podcast 009: Blanco (Distrikt Paris)

TRACKLIST
1. Tosca    Work Song
2. Colossus   Lick It
3. Lucky Sun     Cycles
4. Manjane     Need Your Love 
5. Fried Funk Food   In Dub
6. Mass Influence      Atlanta Instr.
7. Ugly Drums and Chesney  Girls Girls Girls
8. Cloud 9   promo
9. Phat Kat  Don’t nobody instr. 
10. Question    Spiked punch
11. Joachim    Open Out 
12. Molemen    Face East Instr. 
13. Critically Acclaimed   Road Trip instr.
14. Matt Caine   Love the Way
15. YSE Saint Laur’ant       Bowza Locks 
16. Lou Courtney    Somebody Is Lovin’ on You   Mannmade mix
17. Elisa Fiorollo   Oooh This I need      Blaze Mix

Mushroom Jazz mix for Gramaphone Records Worldwide FM takeover. February 21, 2021.

In 10 years Distrikt has become one of the rising stars of the underground scene and a institution for electronic music, bringing some of the best international artists to play on free entry shows and creating some unbelievably memorable nights that cross genres and boundary.  

Previous guests include legends such as Moodyman, Kenny Dope, Juan Atkins, Dan Ghenacia, Sonja Moonear, Optimo and DJ Tennis, to local talent and rising stars, including residents and parties from the likes of Albion, Mugpie, Limit, Joy Techno Sessions, Dirty Disco & More. 

Always Free Entry. 
#itsbetterunderground

Event / Mix / Booking Enquiries: matt@distrikt.co.uk

Distrikt Podcast 002: Mark Farina (Mushroom Jazz)

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