This is a 3-hour audio recording of Mark Farina Halloween 2015 live set recorded in Orange County, California, on October 31, 2015.
Mark F'ing Farina. Easily in the top 5 deep house dj's. Probably in the top three. Maybe in the top 2?
Come on. I've never heard someone deliver such deep funk so consistently. Every. Single. Time.
So this is an interesting recording. It's not from my archive of classic rave recordings, nor something recorded recently. This is the audio counterpart to a live video stream I did all the way back in 2015.
Today, post Covid, the mention of live streaming elicits not even a yawn, we are so desensitized to it by now. For obvious reasons, the real streaming revolution happened 2019-2021. So I consider it a little feather in my cap that Rave Tapes was running good-sounding, multi-cam streams long before the trend took off.
The event? A cozy Halloween party hosted by Swerve Underground, the monthly event hosted by producer/dj Wally Callerio of Dufflebag Recordings and partner/dj 1st Nature. Wally has been a respected producer for years and had the right connections to pull some amazing names down to their Orange County venue, an hour south of Los Angeles. Names like Dereck Carter, Doc Martin, and other titans of the deep house movement.
So when the opportunity came up to do a live video stream of their Halloween party, taking place in a cool bohemian art space, with special guest Mark Farina? Pfft. It was the chance I had been waiting for, lol!
So, miraculously, the whole thing went off almost without a hitch. I say almost because I believe power was cut to the decks at one point. But considering it was a 2+ hour set, we forgot about it almost instantly after power was restored. Otherwise, the internet connection was good, my gear held up. It happened. In fact, here's the video evidence:
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So this is the audio to that. While the audio in the YouTube version sounds unbelievably clean, this sounds even better. I finally went back and properly mixed the four audio channels, left-right stereo pair from the dj decks, then left-right stereo pair from the room mic.
It sounds absolutely pristine, if I do say so myself. I had to decide how loud to keep the mic levels vs the feed from the dj mixer. I think I am happy with these levels but I might change my mind and update the file at some point.
The content? Well, it's good ol' reliable Mark Farina. Of course every dj has a "look" and Farina certainly has his trademark glasses and scruffy chin. But man, when you see that familiar visage behind the decks and hear the funky bass line over the system, you know you have nothing to worry about. You know you're in for a good time.
Last time I saw Farina was EDC 2022 Bionic Jungle stage. It was very late Sat night. Actually very early morning Sunday about 4 am. Still dark and trippy.
Saturday. Hump day. People are grinding in more ways than one. And Mark is closing out little Bionic Jungle. I don't mean little in a condescending way. Actually, the inconspicuousness of the stage is what made it so great. It was def an intimate space and you could get right up close to your favorite deep house dj's. My only issue that night was that it wasn't going to yield a complete Rave Tapes recording. Yes, I recorded while I danced there. But knew I was arriving late because of another set, and I knew I was leaving early because I don't like getting stuck in parking. While there may have been an hour of material, the other issue was there was a nasty buzzing coming from some vibrating stage rigging.
So that's probably why I'm mentioning EDC here, because it's a good opportunity to discuss it since there will never be a Rave Tapes recording from that night to link it to.
I guess my point is, be it at Swerve Halloween 2015, EDC 2022, or the other times I've heard Farina play, Farina always, ALWAYS, delivers a top shelf performance.
While I'm always eager to bring these live sets to you for the sake of your listening pleasure, truth be told, I get excited when posting these because in most cases it's the first time I get to have easy SoundCloud access to the mixes, too.
And with this one, I'm over-the-moon thrilled for completely selfish reasons ;)
Ah, the memories… Even if I try to forget, Facebook always reminds me of the stupid shit I did in the past… And wrote columns about…
The increasingly blurry lines of driving for hire
By Kelly Dessaint
published on Nov 6, 2015
I was a Lyft driver for Halloween.
The idea came to me at last week’s barbeque. For some reason, driving around San Francisco, picking up fares with Lyft’s iconic…
contents: overstimulation, tiny oral fixation, blowjob, unprotected p in v
it was almost funny how quickly an overwhelming sense of pleasure could transform into unbearable pain. dan’s little pleas, begging for more had turned into uncontrollable sobs that left his body trembling. you rested in between his legs, bobbing your head up and down his length, enjoying the show that he was putting on for you.
you held his legs around your head, forcing his sore cock down your throat as breathless praises and curses slipped from his parted lips. he was sensitive to the point where any touch you laid on him was completely agonizing, but he couldn’t bear to have you stop now. he was too far gone.
you took down every inch of him, forcing his body to be still. with each orgasm you put him through, his mind filled with thoughts of only you and the immense amount of painful pleasure he was receiving. you didn’t care how much he cried, begged or sobbed for you to stop, you were simply doing this for your pleasure.
his swollen cock fit so perfectly into your mouth as you drank in every drop of liquid that he produced. you pressed your tongue along the underside of his length, dragging it up just to bring it back down again, leaving a trail of saliva in its wake.
he’s made a dripping mess on your face, not leaving a single area unpainted with his thick cum. he couldn't even see straight as his eyes filled with tears. his hips helplessly bucked into your mouth as he fucked your mouth, not being able to help himself. he brought his eyes down to meet yours, you fluttering your eyelashes at him and hollowing your cheeks to vacuum in his length. this single deed sent cum shooting to the roof of your mouth for what had to be the twentieth time tonight.
he gripped the bedsheets until they tore, his back arching as you swallowed every last drop. he had emptied his balls into your throat countless times, but the flow didn’t stop. his legs began to crush your head, but you forced them apart. he looked at you through his wet lashes, “i-i can’t do it… p-please..!” he said one thing, but the response his body had to your touch said the opposite.
you lapped your tongue around the tip, the twitching sensation filling your mind with an even stronger urge to ruin him. he bit his lip, tearing a thin layer of skin and allowing the metallic taste to fill his mouth. the sight of your pretty face made his cock throb even though it had become far too much for him to handle.
you intentionally clenched your throat around his length, forcing a deep groan out of him. he tossed his head back, tears streaming from his eyes as he experienced his first orgasm of the night that was completely dry. he didn't even bother trying to recollect himself this time. he knew it was far from the end until he finally felt you lifting your head from his softening length, filling him with a glimmer of hope.
he closed his eyes, feeling relieved as the aftershocks of his many orgasms passed through him. any relaxation he started to feel instantly shrivelled up as soon as he felt your tight cunt sinking down onto his raw cock. his eyes watered, looking up at you as the impending doom sank in.
you put your hands on his shoulders, bouncing on his duck at lightning speed. he moaned and twitched as his cock bubbled with cum as you stuffed it deep inside of you. he gushed and creamed in your pussy within the first 30 seconds of your movements, strained whines and whimpered escaping from him.
“i-it’s too much…” his glassy eyes stared up at you, pleading for just a moment to recover. a little smile crept up onto your face. “i know, danny… i know.” your voice dripped with faux sympathy as you only started riding him even faster, your skin slapping together to make his thighs turn bright scarlet underneath you.
“c-cant take anymore..!” he said these words, but his hips bucked into you as he chased yet another orgasm. you shoved two fingers knuckle-deep into his mouth, forcing him to be quiet. he whined around your fingers, sucking on them instantly having a calming effect on him. you stirred his cock inside of your tight walls, hitting the sensitive bundle of nerves inside of you repeatedly.
both your moans created a slurry of sound within your room, the entire neighbourhood surely aware of your current activities. you pulled your fingers out of his mouth, moving them to your throbbing clit to rub quick circles onto it. dan stared at you, looking completely pussy-drunk from how long you had him going.
you noticed that his disposition had changed. he was no longer a pathetic, begging mess. he seemed completely infatuated with you at this moment, only wanting your pleasure above anything else. “y-yeah, use my cock, hon… i-i’ll take it… just for you.” he rested his shaky hands on your hips, trying to still the way his cock twitched inside of you.
his hot cum was spilling into you, leaking out of your hole and dripping down his balls. tears streamed down his face as your pleasure made his torture more tolerable. he wanted to make you cum now more than anything, no matter what it took. you were so tight around him and he made you feel so full, fueling the already high drive that you both had.
you rocked your hips against him, picking up the pace as you felt a warm knot forming in your stomach. your bodies were connected by many strings of cum that completely made a mess of everything around you. you were both drunk on each other’s presence, chasing orgasm after orgasm as time became an elastic substance that neither of you was sober enough to care about.
author's note: i think this one is my favourite fic so far. plus i had a lot of fun writing it, also working on a bonus fic that should come out v soon!!
ik we all act like engie is supposed to be the least unhinged of the group but lets acknowledge that he canonically made miss pauling a teleporter to put in her stomach to help her win a hotdog eating contest and also helped medic perform surgery on a man to turn him into a sentient halloween decoration
during the month of october, dan made sure to add a little kick to his food deliveries to you. whether it was a flirty note at the bottom of the bag or a provocative photo of him that kept you up all night, you could always be sure that you were in for a treat.
it wasn't lost on you that he had quite the presence online. some called him a streamer and others called him a pornstar. you saw the type of content he created. he was the type who loved destroying himself to gain popularity, stretching out his tight little hole as his viewers encouraged him to push himself past his limits, which he constantly did without hesitation.
one day, you decided to set something up for him, just to see what would come out of it. he came to your front step, as usual, holding a bag of your favourite things. but today, the door was open just a crack, seeming to be inviting him in. he slowly pushed the door open, his eyes scanning the interior of the house, searching for you.
something called him toward the stairs, bringing him up and leading him to your bedroom. on your bed laid an assortment of toys, the type that he would usually use for his content. he stepped into the room, you hiding behind the door and shutting it behind him, startling him slightly.
he looked at you with a little grin. “quite the collection you’ve got here.” you ushered him to the bed. “it takes one to know one.” your comment made his cheeks flush and a sizzling sensation in his pants. with a few more exchanged actions, dan sat there, stripped naked with his legs spread just enough to expose his erect cock.
you stood above him, adjusting the strap that would pave the way for the night you had planned for him. seeing him all ready for you like this made you want to treat him with care while also pushing him to his breaking point. you couldn't deny the thoughts that buzzed through your mind at this moment.
you grabbed a pink dildo that sat in the corner of your bed, using two fingers to pry his jaw open and shove the object in all the way. he gagged, his eyes instantly welling with tears as it came into contact with the back of his throat. you assisted him in pushing it in and out before he quickly got the hang of it, his throat bobbing up and down as he took in the toy. his years of experience truly shone through at this moment.
you ordered him to turn around, taking the dildo out of his mouth and using the suction at the end of it to stick it to the wall. he obeyed your demand, taking the dick into his mouth once again, giving you the perfect view of his back. you placed your hands on his hips, giving his ass a harsh slap. he gasped, but the noise didn’t come out.
you forced his ass into the air, using a few drops of his precum to lube up your strap before pushing it into his tight ring of muscles. you didn’t give him anytime to adjust before quickly pounding into him from behind, listening to the sweet noise of his muffled whimpers and moans. dan began to flick at his hard nipples, stimulating himself even more as you mercilessly fucked him.
he deepthroated the dildo like it was the last thing he’d ever do, not even taking a moment to breath. tears streamed down his fae, but that was all part of the fun. the feeling of you filling him up from behind as he helped himself to a mouthful of the toy did wonderful things to his body, sending ropes of cum shooting out of him and creating a small flood underneath him.
his bruised hips slapped into yours at a hypnotizingly quick pace, his choked sobs surrounding the dildo that he forced into his throat and back out again repeatedly. you forced his back into an arch, allowing the strap to slip in at a perfect angle each time. his cries and whimpers went completely unheard, being swallowed by the rubber cock that stuffed his pretty little throat.
you gave his ass a firm slap, causing his body to jerk forward as his tight hold compressed around the strap. saliva dripped from his parted lips all the way down to his neck. he had a hand reached down to abuse his cock as you dealt with his asshole, pumping at it roughly as it leaked from overstimulation.
the intoxicating sound of him gagging on the dildo filled the room, fueling your desire to turn him into a mess by the end of the night. he spurted out thick ropes of his sticky cum, a pool forming on the mattress underneath him. you reached a hand forward and gripped his throat, feeling as it bulged each time he took it back in.
dan had become a cockdrunk whore in the span of 10 minutes, his heartbea syncing with the rhythm of your rough thrusts. long strands of his hair stuck to his sweaty forehead, tears and spit dripping down his face along with it. he pushed his hips back into yours, desperate for the strap to go even deeper into his sore hole.
his cries became more distinctable as you pushed him near another orgasm, forcing his body into submission. he grinded back into the toy, though he didnt know how much more he could take. he had already made such a mess from mindlessly cumming whenever you hit that spot. his body jerked as he tightened his hand around his length, shooting out cum that squirted all over his hand and thighs.
spit bubbled from the dildo as he took the entire thing in his throat, wanting to maximize the sensation of his orgasm. he was so full and fucked out that he didn’t even notice when you pulled out of his throbbing hole, giving his ass a soft pat as you slipped off the strap. he remained in that position, cum still leaking out of his shaft minutes after his climax.
the cock remained in his mouth for reasons that he couldn’t justify. he felt like a total whore at this moment, but that was just the way he liked it.
author's note: i cant believe theres only 5 fics left to go! i swear this season has gone by so quickly. this was supposed to come out sm earlier but today was a busy day :((