Francesco Farfa
Human Bridge

The year is 2005 and Francesco Farfa gifts us his first album "Human Bridge".

Eclectic DJ who has the merit of having actively participated in the "rave-age" of the '90s,
developing primarily progressive and techno.

Premise: from here on, each time you find "techno" written in this review, you should
think of Detroit-style techno, for example, and not the music that everyone labels as techno.
If the author is eclectic, the resulting album can only be, indeed, eclectic.

"Human Bridge" mainly spans the latest trending sounds, namely electro, house, and minimal, but also incorporates a touch of techno and trance. However, in this production there is also room for experimentation with tracks like "Changing Shape" with a flavor of the '80s and pop obviously contaminated with synths and "La Palabra" decidedly Spanish-tinged, perhaps dictated by the fact that Farfa now resides in Barcelona.
The first part of the album with "Seaside Highways", "Little Funny Man" which in my opinion recalls the Italo sounds of Ajello, "El-Levante", and the single "Universal Love" represent the more house and minimal side of the album, even though they are quite fast and with beats not typically house but closer to techno.

After track no. 6 "La Palabra", we enter the part that comes closer to sounds like electro, techno, and trance with "Libertà", which contains a phrase that goes "a sad face is nothing but an upside-down smile, reverse the thought and change the world around you", splendid. With this song, the Hartnoll brothers come to mind, with atmospheres typical of the Orbital project.
"Mondi Astrali" returns to predominantly house shores but with the other single "Acidazzo", we switch to more classic electro. "Outing" is the most energetic track of the album, with a guitar riff skillfully mixed with synths, beats, and vocals that are truly apt to complete this song.
In "Deep Centre", Farfa's trance past emerges, all soaked with the new trends
and a female voice that reminisces of the '90s. "One Step To Heaven" balances equally
between electro and house, closing the album in my opinion in the best way, almost as if to say
"see you soon".

Francesco Farfa debuts as they say "with a bang", delivering at the outset a very mature album that spans all current and past trends. On the other hand, someone with his more than decade-long experience couldn't go wrong.

We confidently await the follow-up to this excellent "Human Bridge".

Recensed by (sic)VII