Bicycle Corporation present guest DJ Camelia for episode 59 of Roots on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian electronic music radio station, promoter, DJ agency and music-news platform connecting audiences across Asia and internationally.
Bicycle Corporation is the Italian collaboration between DJ and producer Marco Mei and Stefano Ugliano, who is also known as 6884. Across their years of releasing music, the pair have made more than 50 tracks in French House, Deep House, Tech House and Techno.
Marco began his career in the early 1990s as part of the crew behind events including Urban People. His work brought recognition across Italy before international bookings took him further afield.
Hailing from Torino, Stefano showed an interest in music from an early age and devoted much of his free time to it. He studied classical piano, percussion and drums, while drawing inspiration from Chopin and the West African djembe.
Although Stefano valued many forms of music, DJing held a particular fascination for him at a time when those sounds were seldom heard on Italian radio. Learning to create and play such records for an audience was an ambitious aim, but the determination to pursue it helped bring Bicycle Corporation into being.
Marco and Stefano have revisited some of their earlier material and made it available through a Bandcamp page. Bicycle Corporation are available for booking through Scientific Sound Asia's DJ agency in Asia.
Guest DJ Camelia.
This week's guest DJ is Camelia, an emerging talent in the electronic music world. Born in the 1990s in western France, Camelia's musical journey took a pivotal turn in 2014 when she relocated to Montreal. There, she immersed herself in the dynamic electronic music scene, sparking a passion that would define her artistic direction.
After returning to France, Camelia committed to music production, debuting in 2019 with the Consciousness EP on Undersonic Records. Since then, her career has flourished. She now hosts the weekly Rebirth Radio Show on Ibiza Global Radio and Café Mambo Ibiza, connecting with audiences worldwide.
Camelia's artistry is profoundly influenced by a diverse musical heritage, including jazz, blues, Detroit house, deep house, and African sounds. These varied influences shape her distinctive style, merging soulful grooves with experimental soundscapes.
Her live performances have earned her recognition on platforms like Mondonero, where she frequently performs, and at exclusive events for esteemed brands such as Moncler and Sampling Moods. Sampling Moods, an organization focused on art and culture, offers an ideal setting for her blend of music with creativity and expression.
Her latest release, Drop the Mask on Rebirth Records, showcases her evolving sound. The track embodies the essence of NYC deep house, enhanced with experimental ambient effects, minimal rhythm percussions, dreamy pads, and ethereal voices that feel otherworldly. It’s a sonic journey that highlights her skill in creating immersive and emotive music. Camelia has hinted at more releases in the coming months, promising exciting new explorations of her continually evolving style.
Camelia’s talent for blending influences, experimenting with sound, and deeply connecting with her audience makes her one of the most promising talents in electronic music today. We are thrilled to feature her guest mix this week; sit back and let her music take you on a journey!
In Bicycle Corporation's Roots 59 guest edition with Camelia, St. Germain opens with Street Scene (4 Shazz), a Downtempo selection from F Communications. Yse Saint Laur'ant's Warm Wind Brewing on Whiskey Disco and Folamour's Y'all Right for Classic Music Company bring Indie Dance and Deep House into the opening stretch.
Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band follows with Motor City Drum Ensemble's remix of The Rumba Experiment on Nova Records, bringing an Electro accent to the selection. Motor City Drum Ensemble's Raw Cuts #5 on Faces Records, Jad & The's 2 Getha (4 Eva Mix) for Fina Records and Anton Zap's Lovin U on Quintessentials return the programme to deep house.
Javonntte's Citylights keeps the Quintessentials thread in place before Borrowed Identity's Dans La Nuit introduces House Music. Soul of Hex's The Third Eye on Freerange Records and St. Germain's Easy To Remember on F Communications move from deep house back towards house-focused material.
Philou Louzolo's Chicago Coogi on Lazare Hoche Records leads into Kerri Chandler and Jerome Sydenham's Espirito Du Tempo (Talibs Dream), keeping the house direction firm. Blender's Trouble Jazz on Irma Dancefloor adds Funky House, before Ron Trent's We're Gonna Rock on Future Vision Records restores a more direct house feel.
Session Victim's Stick Together on Delusions Of Grandeur revisits the indie dance character heard near the start. Delano Smith's Midnight Hours for Sushitech then returns to deep house, placing the later section in a patient, club-oriented register.
Shcaa's An Ungrateful Death on R&S Records holds the deep-house mood before Josh Wink closes with Hyperloop Reknik on Ovum Recordings. The final pairing leaves the set rooted in house while preserving the contrast between its opening Downtempo, Indie Dance, Deep House, Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern), House Music and Funky House selections.
Bicycle Corporation Roots 059 with Camelia
St Germain - Street Scene (4 Shazz)
Moodyman - Holiday
Yse Saint Laur'ant - Warm Wind Brewing
Marcel Vogel, Sensational, Tijdan - If You Like
Folamour - Y'all Right
Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band - The Rumba Experiment (Motor City Drum Ensemble Remix)
Motor City Drum Ensemble - Raw Cuts #5
Jad & The - 2 Getha (4 Eva Mix)
Anton Zap - Lovin U
Chris Massey - Supernature Sunday
Javonntte - Citylights
Borrowed Identity - Dans La Nuit
Smallville Records - And You And You
Soul Of Hex - The Third Eye
St Germain - Easy To Remember
Philou Louzolo - Chicago Coogi
Kerri Chandler & Jerome Sydenham - Espirito Du Tempo (Talibs Dream)
Blender - Trouble Jazz
Ron Trent - We're Gonna Rock
Session Victim - Stick Together
Ortella - Madx-1
Delano Smith - Midnight Hours
Shcaa - An Ungrateful Death
Josh Wink - Hyperloop Reknik [Ovum Recordings]
Listen on Mixcloud here.