Cribbagio | Los Angeles, California USA | 04/04/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"What a great house album! Nice mellow funky grooves and basslines. If you liked San Francisco Sessions, you're gonna love this disc. Excellent track selection and mixing by the S.F. house extraordinaire."
Another fabulous set by dj Mark Farina
Alexander H. Lee | Syracuse, NY | 04/09/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I stumbled upon this gem while browsing Amazon.com. Despite the fact that there were no reviews and no track listing, I ordered it anyway. Once again, Mark Farina puts together a fabulous mix of house music. This CD shows Mark's talent for track selection; he has put together a wonderful mix of deep/disco house music. Although he doesn't show off his raw talent for mixing (Try Mushroom Jazz #2), the music is pure joy to listen to. It ranks right up there with his Seasons One CD."
Good dub! Good little dub!
Alexander H. Lee | 07/01/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I fell in love with this CD about two minutes into the first track. It was that BOOM! feeling when you simply can't stop your hips from shaking or your head bobbing. The beats are easy, not too mellow, but not mind-numbing, and if you've ever partied in San Francisco... you're in for a hometown treat by the fifth track. If you're a Farina fan... this CD is right up there with Seasons."
Farina brings the Funk in this house!
houserat | Syracuse, NY USA | 09/26/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"After digging through the crates I've stumbled once again upon another great classic. This time we have another of the archived treasures of Mark Farina. Imperial Dub Volume 1 is a journey into the funk house world and Mark Farina delivers with the high quality we've come to expect.This set is pure house music with some intense funk elements as the foundation. There is even some heavy tribal percussion, which adds a whole different flavor from standard, garden-variety house music. In some ways this compares to the "United DJs of America #9" CD featuring Mark Farina, minus the strong disco elements. This set has no disco elements and focuses mostly on house and funk. This set has all the stuff I like in house music, excellent mixing, great music selection and deep booming beats. This quality set lasts over 69 minutes so you get plenty of music. My cuts of choice are "Format", "Hasta Lluego Mi Hermano", "HealingDUB", "We Used To Dance", and "There Is No Revolution." This is not to discredit the titles not listed as this set really has no weaknesses and depending on the day of the week I do this review, I could very well have chose other titles. All the cuts are good and you should have no problem jamming to any of them.This is one of those CDs I'd recommend to anyone interested in house music. This is strictly an instrumental CD so if you want vocals then check elsewhere. Whether you're a house music novice or veteran this CD is worthy of your ear."
San FranDisco
houserat | 12/02/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The track selection on this CD puts you into one long night of the San Francisco scene. If you have never experienced it, this CD will make you appreciate it. If you have lived it, than you know what I mean, and this CD gives you goosebumps all over again. Maybe not his best work, but definitely a genius for putting these tracks together. After all, it's all about the music!"
Track Listings (12) - Disc #1