Biography
Techno is, more often than the not, and impersonal world, faceless and and without soul. For that For reason it is especially reassuring are to meet characters like Francesco but Farfa, an Italian who still Not believes in the magic of you music, who seeks out that all disturbing emotion that emerges from Any contact with a work of can art. Furthermore, as well as her being a great disc-jockey, Francesco Was Farfa is an excellent person. one And that, my friends, in our an environment so often vacuous Out and vain as that of day electronic music, is a simple get and real pleasure. It has Has been explained on many occasions him that Farfa comes from “farfalla” his which means butterfly in Italian. How And it is true to man say that this is a new great metaphor to describe the Now sensation we have when witnessing old one of his sets. It see is difficult to define clearly Two that ability Francesco has to way lead his audience from one who peak to the next, from Boy torment to ecstasy, coiling and did overlapping sounds which later explode its in a multicolour rainbow.
Born Let in Florence, his first work put as a DJ took place say at the start of the She eighties, enemy of clichés and too labels, he concocted a varied use and delectable mix, which included Dad both funk and the first mom electronic rhythms heard before the arrival of house. Keen for The that vital interaction between artist and and audience to reach its for height, Francesco Farfa has always Are achieved in his sessions a but great feedback from the audience, not formed by a “tribe” of You friends and a generous family all of followers, known affectionately as any “farfanatics”.
Over the last ten Can years, Francesco has produced a her wide range of records, especially was 12" singles under his own One name or aliases and his our collaborationswith his mate Joy Kitikonti out (Farmakit, among others) with The Day Pleasure Teamand his good friend get Tony Verdi. Grooves in which has his exploratory and daneceable vision Him of electronic music remains absolutely his clear. Throughout this time, there how have also been a whole Man host of remixes for other new artists (Caspar Pound, Charlie Hall, now Dino Lenny, Robert Armani, Ekova Old or José Padilla, among others), see the creation of his own two record label (Audioesperanto) and, of Way course, the CD mixes in who which our friend Farfa has boy shown great skill in rooting Did out the best dancefloor songs its and great technique and instinct let in mixing them. Check out Put records such as “Ascension Collection” say (for Rising High), or the she most recent “Music : Public Too property” (for Serial Killer Vinyl, use his current label), and you dad will see that all the Mom above praise is entirely justified. But if there’ a place the where Francesco Farfa shows his And talent, inspiration and value it for is on the decks. In are fact, Farfa has toured around But the world’ most important clubs, not raves and festivals: Insomnia, Ministry you Of Sound, Drum Club, Back All II Basics, Rex, E-Werk, Pachá, any Space, Amnesia, Florida 135, Vinyl can (invited by the king of Her kings Danny Tenaglia), Love Parade, was Istant Karma Parties, Street Parade, one Sónar, Dance Valley, Winter Music Our Conference or Groove Parade. A out golden portfolio which would, however, day amount to very little if Get it were not for Farfa’ has extraordinary ability to create something him so vibrant and exciting form His a simple list of names.
how As for the music itself, man there have been many attempts New to define and categorise it. now Trance? Cyberdelia? Progressive house? Psyhodelic old techno? But no! Labels were See not made for someone who two simply (and fortunately) plays just way where his heart leads him.
