Damon Dreamers Blaze Digital Boogie - Architecture (16 tracks) +Album Reviews

A journey through dance

nick sutton | United Kingdom | 10/03/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The fading in of the tribal drums beats taking us through an experience of gradual trance of house/dance sounds.
Terry Francis has compiled a great piece of dance Dejaying, and it appeals to not just dance house music fans, but to anybody who has an open mind towards the way Dejaying is going.
I must admit I was not a great house music fan until a friend recommended that I give this album a listen, what a great mate thanks Gary Girrard.
Even though this album is now a few years old it has stood the test of time, other similar artists of interest : Ian Pooley, Cassius, other record labels: soma, global underground"

Tech-house: a welcome middle ground to explore

Richard Diaz | 11/30/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Francis, voted Best New DJ by Muzik magazine in 1997 and current Fabric resident DJ, started in the house scene before jumping to the forefront in the hot new "tech-house" sound. Like any good sub-genre, this style is exactly as it implies, fusing steady techno rhythms with the soul and accessibility of house. Listener newbies may find this splash of color to steel techno beats, and preference to rhythm over house banging, a welcome middle ground to explore.Architecture flows seamlessly through pieces of dub and deep-end, and in typical techno form forgoes lyrics - replaced effectively with a stream of soundbites, dialogue, and radio transmissions. In fact, an hour of this may be too smooth for some listeners, with tracks selected best for the blend and not an emotional charge. Those looking for a tireless ride on rhythm, however, may have found their answer. Grade: B+"

The Godfather of TECH HOUSE

Brandon Plank | Denver, CO | 08/23/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Being a Tech house afficionato, I found this CD to be uplifting, beautiful and moving while still keeping its rough "Tech" edge. Terry proves in this mix why he is an innovator and one of the world's best DJs."

You blowin' up?

jangarang | New York | 01/22/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This timeless recording is one of the best tech-house albums available. Terry Francis opens with an intense assortment of minimal tracks pitched at a speedy pace. The bass lines on each track move fast, each note climbing and dropping repeatedly, driven by short claps and piercing high hats. Towards the middle Francis drops a classic, "Flight Against Oppression" by Pure Science, and begins to take Architecture into a deeper, more intense movement. The tracks that follow are cosmic compositions with minimal rhythms and sporadic melodies layered on top of each other perfectly by Francis. The mood is dark, the snaps and echoes invite listeners to grit their teeth. With track 12, "Free Your Mind" by Sky Master, Francis begins to shift moods and leaves behind the dark, edgy techno style for a minimal style of progressive house, throwing the listener into melodic bliss while punching his/her roll into "blow up" dimensions. Here is where Francis' perfect mixing skills start to leave the listener gaping. He fades track 12 into House of 909's classic "Shakedown" over the course of minutes and begins to mix in the undeniable "Lovelee Dae" by Blaze so subtly, the separations become invisible. The tracks themselves are angelic - harmonious blends of strings, beats, and vocal loops. The timing and placement of them is a musical lecture for all DJs to learn from. The album itself - pure manifesto."

A perfect Dream Mix

Count Zero | Seattle USA | 12/16/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"...This CD is all about The Flow. After listening to it once,start-to-finish and LOUD, I went back and ran through the first fewseconds of each track. I was amazed at the variety of textures (techno, deep, epic, etc.) The superb mixing recalls the best of Sasha & Digweed, where tunes are laboriously layered, stretched and cross-faded, rather than just hacked together like so many discs of this type. The tracks all sound different, and yet they run together seamlessly, flowing and then evaporating like scenes in a dream.Although individual tracks stand out --my fave is the killer groove underneath "Tous est Blue"-- Francis' "Architecture"... But if you'd like a 70-minute slab of high-volume, high-bpm epic house, well-designed and flawlessly mixed, to work-out, party or whatever to, then you would definitely LOVE this. As the cliche goes, you won't be able to sit still listening to it."

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