If you come across an italian in our scene anywhere in the world it wouldn't be uncommon for them to say "I grew up with mixed tapes from Francesco Farfa".  
Holding a somewhat legendary status in his home country italy and beyond Francesco stands as one of these 90s DJs we will forever cherish. I always say that, even when I have my back to the desk and someone of this calibre steps in I think: Professional djing just stepped into that booth, you feel it by the levels - to start with - leading to an enviable and absolutely seamlessly mixing technique to a track selection so well structured it makes your jaw drop.  Whether you see him solo or on b2bs with say, Francesco Del Garda and many others, he would never disappoint 

This is exactly what happened on the May Bank Holiday weekend when Francesco played for Alien Communications. A two hour journey that made us all dance like there was no tomorrow. 

Francesco stands to what I want the representation of the art of Djing to be about, respectfully and humbly. This is very much why I wanted to put this recording out here in the toi toi mix series.  Moments lived in this dancefloor with some of my favourite people: my dear tag team for that weekend (you know who you are), L&L family, Judy Griffiths, Matteo Manzini and of course the dear promoters and crowd from Alien Communications.

Happy Listening!

Find him on:
Soundcloud: @francescofarfa
Facebook: www.facebook.com/francescofarfaofficial
Instagram: www.instagram.com/francescofarfaofficial/

Bookings: gianna@nt-booking.net

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Toi Toi Mix Series 39 by Francesco Farfa (Rec Live at Alien Communications 26.05.23)

….and here we present: Lion & Lamb’s Andre King. 

Andre King was a DJ and a producer way before he created the Lion & Lamb. Meeting Rob Mello when he was 20 years old, the pair went on to create the legendary feeling’ events which became the original after-parties for Fabric when it first opened over 20 years ago. He’s gone on to release on labels like westbound and transfusion and played in bands for over a decade, before returning to dance music with the creation of the Lion & Lamb. 

As most of you know this mix series is a very personal affair to me and how connections to the artists came about on a personal, musical and artistically level. In this case it couldn’t get more personal: my deep relationship with Lion & Lamb or as some may call it our “dear local”. 

Taking a project off the ground such as this is no easy task. I had the pleasure of being invited there during the refurbishment phase prior to opening and it seems I never left. I do not exaggerate when I call it my second (if not first) home. From the endless hours spent in there, many of them are spent in Andre’s studio exchanging, making or playing music. 

During these 5+ years I have watched and experienced the growth of Lion & Lamb and with it, the development of Andre as a DJ, producer and musician, therefore I wanted to portray that here by having him do a mix for us. This mix is a consequence of our joint exploration in music and his own over the years. 	Andre’s development as a producer has also been remarkably impressive, going beyond the realms of dance music only. 

I would like to thank him for his hard work to generate all of us the beauty that Lion and Lamb is as well as the long exploration to present this musical journey.

Happy Listening. 

You can find us and Lion & Lamb in Berlin on the 9th September where we jointly bring a very UK line up to Hoppetosse. 

Event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2219981331525039
https://ra.co/events/1760328

Soundcloud: @andreking
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsofthelion
Instagram: www.instagram.com//andreandtheking/

Bookings: george@thelionandlamb.net

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

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Sou

Toi Toi Mix Series 40 by Andre King

Lion and the Lamb

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