Derrick Carter/Mark Farina : Live At Om

  DJ Rush - Vocals
  Damon Trueitt - Vocals
  Derrick Carter - Turntables
  Dinah Washington - Vocals
  Hector Moralez - Vocals
  Joy Adegoke - Vocals
  Kerry Christensen - Vocals
  Land Shark - Performer
  Mark Farina - Turntables
  Monireh Crews - Vocals

This is a pretty unusual release -- a two-disc album documenting two live DJ sets as performed on Valentine's Day weekend of 2004 by deep house legends Derrick Carter and Mark Farina. Each DJ's set is presented in unedited form on one of the two discs. Both programs are perfectly fine and either will rock the party thoroughly, but Carter's set is maybe the more consistently adventurous and interesting of the two, keeping the beats reliably solid and steady while imposing distortions and subtle syncopations that make the rhythms sound funkier than they really are -- note especially his artful treatment of Moodlex's 'Just One Look [Jacob London Remix]' and his dub -inflected take on 'Computer Madness' by Steve Poindexter. As for Farina, he too does a good job of creating a constantly shifting pastiche of textures and flavors within the basic house framework, though with perhaps a bit less sparkling creativity. He holds the jazz elements to a minimum on this set, focusing instead on Chicago-flavored fare like Cajmere's 'Conflict' and Vibezelect's strange but soulful 'Do What You Know.' Recommended. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

A deep house lovers dream, Derrick Carter and Mark Farina in the mix together for OM Records, has now come into fruition with 'Live At OM', recorded on Valentine's Day weekend at the OM Monthly at Mezzanine. The CD sees two legends of the genre working together on one night, in an un-edited, totally live mix. The album features tracks from Freaks, Inland Knights, Jordan Fields & Roy Davis JR, Jason Hodges, JT Donaldson, Mike Dixon, Stacey Kidd, Jacob London, Dave Clarke & Rob Mello all tweaked and mixed with Derrick and Mark's talent.