Bicycle Corporation present Roots 7 on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian electronic music radio station, promoter, DJ agency and music news outlet connecting audiences across Vietnam, China, Singapore, Japan, Thailand and the wider region.
Bicycle Corporation is the collaboration between Italian DJ and producer Marco Mei and Stefano Ugliano, also known as 6884. Together, they have released more than fifty tracks and remixes across House, Deep House, Tech House, French House and Techno.
Marco Mei began his DJ career in Italy in 1991, organising House Music and Techno events with the Urban People collective. His residency at Pacha in Sharm el-Sheikh became an important step in his international career, leading to further bookings across Europe, Asia and beyond.
Stefano Ugliano was born in Turin, Italy, and developed his musical foundations through classical piano, percussion and drums. His later interest in electronic music and turntablism opened new creative possibilities, bringing musical structure and production depth to Bicycle Corporation.
Their releases have appeared through labels including Mauro Picotto’s Alchemy and Phunk Investigation’s Miniatures Records. Their music has also received support from artists including DJ Sneak, Dubfire, Axwell, Danny Tenaglia and Above & Beyond.
Roots gives Bicycle Corporation space to explore the records and styles that informed their wider musical background. The show moves beyond their club-focused catalogue, drawing on Funk, Disco, Soul, Afrobeat, Electro, Rare Groove, Hip Hop and Afrocentric music.
Bicycle Corporation are available for bookings through the Scientific Sound Asia DJ agency. This Roots edition presents the broader listening culture behind the duo’s productions, connecting their electronic work with the influences that shaped their sound.
Bicycle Corporation’s full Roots 7 show recording opens with Anne Clark’s Our Darkness on Virgin, before 400 Blows’ Pressure on Strut introduces an electronic edge and a House Music rhythm. Roots 7 then brings in Cat Stevens’ Was Dog A Doughnut on BMG Rights Management, an unexpected electronic selection beyond the usual club canon.
Stretch’s Why Did You Do It? on UCA returns the selection to Funk touches, while Dance Reaction’s Disco Train on La Musique Fait La Force and Voyage’s Point Zero sustain the dancefloor momentum. Manu Dibango’s Big Blow on Africa Seven brings Disco and Nu-Disco colour before Addison Groove’s Changa on Groove adds further Afrobeat influence through African rhythm and brass.
Autotune’s Theme From Blade Runner and Brigade Mondaine’s Generique on Malligator return the episode to Electronica, with Pete Shelley’s Witness The Change on Domino Recording Co adding a stark vocal contrast. The section also introduces Synth Pop through Brigade Mondaine and Pete Shelley, broadening the electronic references around the archive selections.
Jorge Ben appears with Curumin Chama Cunhatã Que Eu Vou Contar and Pulo Pulo, the latter issued through Seven Up Records and bringing Brazilian songwriting and rhythm into the centre of the programme. King Sunny Ade And His African Beats follow with Ja Funmi on Mango, extending the African rhythmic thread before the set turns towards jazz.
Don Cherry’s Brown Rice on Ling Music Group moves the selection into Jazz Music, while Dan Siegel’s Where Are You Now? and H. Graf, J. Eberson and J. Christensen’s Watching Everybody Else keep the focus on instrumental detail. Pat Metheny’s Yolanda, You Learn on Hi Hat closes this stretch, giving the programme a measured jazz-led passage before the rhythm rises again.
Japan’s Life In Tokyo on BMG Rights Management restores the electronic focus before James Brown’s Soul Power on Polydor brings the set back to Funk. Bill Summers’ Straight To The Bank on Craft Recordings adds another jazz-informed rhythm, followed by Kebekelektrik’s Bolero on Unidisc Music and Haraldo De Oliveira and Amaro De Souza’s Capoeira Na Vila.
Yellowman’s Disco Reggae on Columbia introduces Reggae to the closing passage, pairing Jamaican vocal style with disco-era production. Love International’s Dance On The Groove, Clive Stevens’ Mystery Man and Blancmange’s Vishnu on London Music Stream/Because Music bring Roots 7 to a close across Disco, Funk and Electronica.
Bicycle Corporation Roots 7
Anne Clark - Our Darkness
400 Blows - Pressure
Cat Stevens - Was Dog a Doughnut
Stretch - Why Did You Do It?
Dance Reaction - Disco Train
Vojage - Point Zero
Manu Dibango - Big Blow
Addison Groove - Changa
Autotune - Theme from Blade Runner
Brigade Mondaine - Generique
Pete Shelley - Witness The Change
Jorge Ben - Curmin Chama Cunhat Que You Contar
Jorge Ben - Pulo Pulo
King Sunnt Ade and His African Beats - Ja Funmi
Don Cherry - Brown Rice
Dan Siegel - Where Are You Know?
H.Graf, J.Eberson, J. Christensen - Watching Everybody Else
Pat Metheny - Yolanda You Learn
Japan - Life in Tokyo
James Brown - Soul Power
Bill Summers - Straight To The Bank
Kebekelektrik - Bolero
Haraldo De Oliveira & Amaro De Souza - Capoeira Na Vila
Yellowman - Disco Reggae
Love International - Dance On The Groove
Clive Stevens - Mistery Man
Blancmange - Vishnu
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