Bicycle Corporation welcome guest DJ Brendon P for episode 76 of their Roots programme on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian electronic music radio station, promoter and music-news platform connecting audiences across the region and internationally.
Bicycle Corporation is the Italian partnership of DJ and producer Marco Mei and Stefano Ugliano, who is also known as 6884. Together, they have assembled a catalogue of more than 50 releases across techno, deep house, house, melodic and French house.
Marco began his career in the early 1990s as a crew member at house music and techno events, including Urban People. His work in Italy led to wider recognition and subsequently to international bookings.
Stefano grew up in Torino, Italy, where he showed an early interest in music and devoted much of his spare time to it. His studies encompassed classical piano, percussion and drums, alongside an appreciation for Chopin and West African djembe rhythms.
As a teenager, Stefano became absorbed by DJing and the possibility of making music for a crowd. Turntable-led beats and rhythms were uncommon on Italian radio at the time, which made the form especially compelling to him.
The prospect of creating these sounds and presenting them publicly can appear distant at first, but Stefano pursued that ambition with commitment. Bicycle Corporation emerged from that determination and from the pair's shared musical aims.
Marco and Stefano have also revisited some of their earlier tracks, acknowledging the work that shaped the project. They established a Bandcamp page to distribute this material and make it available again.
Those seeking to book Bicycle Corporation can find them accessible through Scientific Sound Asia's DJ agency for the Asian region. Their Roots programme brings together figures from Asia's electronic music scene and draws on Afrocentric music, funk, disco, afrobeat, jazz, soul and related styles.
Guest DJ Brendon P.
DJ Brendon P, known by his real name Brendon Perera, hails from Singapore and favours a low-profile, lo-fi approach to his craft. With a career spanning nearly four decades and continuing to evolve, Brendon P boasts a rich history within the realm of clubs and music.
Brendon P's journey began in 1980 within the local mobile circuit, progressing to clubs merely a year later. His pivotal visit to New York in 1984 exposed him to renowned clubs such as the Funhouse, the Paradise Garage, Dancetaria, and the Area, immersing him in the vibrant New York club culture and the evolving house music scene that resonates today.
Throughout his DJ career spanning various musical genres including House, Techno, Disco, Nu Disco, Funk, Soul, Lounge, and Electronica, Brendon P has traversed both local and international landscapes. With roots deeply embedded in the club scene since the 1980s, he has honed his craft, acquiring a discerning ear and unwavering passion for dance music.
Brendon P's illustrious career includes residencies with esteemed groups such as Juliana’s and Bacchus in the '90s, as well as stints with Neo Pharaohs, Venom, and NOX during the same period. Notably, he held a prominent 9-year residency at the globally renowned Zouk Club in Singapore. Additionally, between July 2001 and May 2009, Brendon P secured a 2-year residency at Kyo and contributed as a valued member of the Residents team at the prestigious CE LA VI Rooftop Club & Skybar at Marina Bay Sands for 4 and a half years.
Brendon remains a prominent figure in both the local and international club circuit to this day. His DJ sets have graced cities across the globe, spanning from Geneva and Gothenburg to Melbourne, London, New York, Miami, Taiwan, Hanoi, and Hong Kong, among many others.
Brendon also had the honour of performing at the prestigious (and now defunct) Cielo Club in New York in June 2010. Moreover, as a producer in his own right, Brendon has released original tracks and remixes on esteemed labels such as In The Woods (USA), Los Grandes (Spain), Reversoulmusic (USA), Audio Parallax (UK), and various others.
Brendon's unwavering commitment to musical style, sophistication, and meticulous attention to detail have earned him high praise. Nicolas Mattar, owner of New York's renowned venues 'Cielo' and 'Output', lauds him as a 'taste master' and one of the top DJs in the region. With such acclaim, one can anticipate nothing short of a transcendent experience from his sets, which effortlessly traverse vast musical boundaries, encompassing the past, present, and future.
Bicycle Corporation's Roots 76 with Brendon P opens with Llorca's No Chains On Me on Live Ones Recordings, setting an Indie Dance tone before Octo Champ's Lacuna on Shapes of Rhythm brings in House Music. Chaz Jankel's Pete LeFreq re-work of Glad To Know You and Camille's Nico Lahs edit of Gator Bait on Adeen Records keep the opening focused on record edits and dancefloor detail.
Camille's selection leads into Change's A Lovers Holiday in the N-You-Up re-edit, followed by Gaz's Butch Le Butch re-edit of Sing Sing. Stephen Richards' Left Hand Drive on Tropical Disco Records adds a Dance Music edge, while Cevin Fisher's Lost In Music accapella creates space before Daft Punk's Musique on Soma.
Roberto Rodriguez's I'll Be There on Poetry in Motion Records shifts the programme into Deep House, and Snacks' Fouk remix of Deep Fry on House Of Disco restores an Indie Dance feel. DJ Ciderman's Get Loose on This Is Our Time Records and Fred Everything's Prins Thomas Diskomiks of Here (Now) on Lazy Days Recordings sustain the club-ready focus without abandoning the set's edit-led character.
Earth, Wind & Fire's Delfonic edit of Africano introduces a more percussive passage before Atomga's Bosq Super Disco Mix of Zenpocalypse on Color Red Recordings moves into Afro House territory. Ben E. King's Angelo Ferreri edit of Supernatural Thing then brings an older vocal record into the same contemporary edit context.
Simbad featuring Lwandile and Zito Mowa's Peaceful Revolution on Freerange returns to deep house, while Mike City featuring Carl Thomas's Sumsuch remix of 100 Miles on BBE keeps the vocal presence in view. Offshore and Coen's Fred Everything remix of Yearning on Lazy Days Recordings extends the later section with another measured house selection.
Isaac Birituro & The Rail Abandon's Kaye remix of Nye Fo Chen on Wah Wah 45's brings a different rhythmic character before Igor Gonya's Kitchen Ninja turns towards Funk. Ache Baez closes the programme with Funk The World on Super Spicy Records, a Nu-Disco finish that gives the final stretch a concise, upbeat release.
DJ Brendon P Roots 76
Llorca - No Chains On Me [Live Ones Recordings]
Octo Champ - Lacuna [Shapes of Rhythm]
Chaz Jankel - Glad To Know You (Pete LeFreq Re-work)
Camille - Gator Bait (Nico Lahs Edit) [Adeen Records]
Change - A Lovers Holiday (N-You-Up Re-Edit)
Gaz - Sing Sing (Butch Le Butch Re-Edit)
Stephen Richards - Left Hand Drive [Tropical Disco Records]
Cevin Fisher - Lost In Music (Accapella) [Stereo Productions]
Daft Punk - Musique (Original Mix) [Soma]
Roberto Rodriguez - I’ll Be There [Poetry in Motion Records]
Snacks - Deep Fry (Fouk Remix) [House Of Disco]
DJ Ciderman - Get Loose [This Is Our Time Records TIOT-DISCO3]
Fred Everything - Here (Now) (Prins Thomas Diskomiks) [Lazy Days Recordings]
Earth, Wind & Fire - Africano (Delfonic Edit)
Atomga - Zenpocalypse (Bosq’s Super Disco Mix) [Color Red Recordings]
Ben E. King - Supernatural Thing (Angelo Ferreri Edit)
Simbad Feat. Lwandile & Zito Mowa - Peaceful Revolution [Freerange]
Mike City Feat. Carl Thomas - 100 Miles (Sumsuch Remix) [BBE]
Offshore and Coen - Yearning (Fred Everything Remix) [Lazy Days Recordings]
Isaac Birituro & The Rail Abandon - Nye Fo Chen (Kaye Remix) [Wah Wah 45’s]
Igor Gonya - Kitchen Ninja [Bandcamp]
Ache Baez - Funk The World [Super Spicy Records]
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