Bicycle Corporation present guest DJ Brendon P in Roots 102 on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian electronic music radio station, DJ agency and promoter operating a music-news platform for audiences across Asia and internationally.
Bicycle Corporation is an Italian duo comprising DJ and producer Marco MEI and Stefano Ugliano, also known as 6884. During the early 1990s, Marco began his musical path as a DJ and producer, organising events throughout Italy with the Urban People crew.
That work brought recognition and a residency at Pacha, which led to international DJ bookings. The residency took Marco on a musical path around the globe.
Born and raised in Torino, Italy, Stefano showed a wide range of musical abilities during childhood. He studied classical piano, percussion and drums with passion, while developing a love of Chopin and West African djembe.
As a teenager, Stefano found the figure of the disc jockey commanding a crowd increasingly compelling. He wondered whether the electronic beats that were difficult to hear on Italian radio during the 1990s could open a new chapter in his life.
That interest in electronic music helped shape Bicycle Corporation. Marco is based in Taipei, works across a wider South East Asian network, and is available for bookings through the DJ agency while broadcasting weekly on the radio station.
Guest DJ Brendon P.
DJ Brendon P whose real name is Brendon Perera is a native of Singapore and prefers the low-profile, lo-fi approach to his work and has performed as a disc jockey for over four decades. Brendon P has a long history of Clubs and Music; starting in 1980, in the Singaporean mobile DJ circuit, and moving on to clubs a year later.
A visit to New York in 1984, and visiting clubs such as the Funhouse, the Paradise Garage, Dancetaria and Area weaned him into the New York club culture, and into the music that was to become the house music that we hear today. Crossing vast musical backgrounds over his years as a DJ, both locally and internationally, he continued to acquire a keen ear and passion for dance music his main genres now being House, Techno, Disco, Nu Disco, Funk, Soul, Lounge, and Electronica.
From doing the club rounds in the ’80s, both locally and internationally, with the Juliana’s and Bacchus groups, residencies with Neo Pharaohs, Venom and NOX in the ’90s, a 9-year residency at the globally renowned, Zouk Club in Singapore. Between July 2001 and May 2009 he held a 2-year Residency at Kyo, and spending the last five years on the team of residents at the Swanky CE LA VI Rooftop Club & Skybar at Marina Bay Sands, he continues to be a regular feature in the local and international club circuit today.
Having DJ'ed in cities across the globe (including Geneva, Gothenburg, Melbourne, London, New York, Miami, Taiwan, Hanoi & Hong Kong, just to name a few), and has also played at the world-renowned (and now defunct) Cielo Club in New York, in June 2010. Brendon, in his own and separate right, as a producer, has also released his original material/remixes on In The Woods (USA), Los Grandes (Spain), Reversoulmusic (USA), Audio Parallax (UK), Hotbox Music (USA), Soul Shift (USA), Defected (UK), Rawjak (SG), Eclesia (SG), Issys Groove (UK), Love International (MY) and One With Music (SG).
With his stringent adherence to music style and sophistication and attention to detail, it's not difficult to understand why Nicolas Mattar, owner of New York's 'Cielo' and ‘Output’, calls him a 'taste master' and one of the best DJ's in the region. Expect nothing less from him, than a set that crosses vast musical boundaries; past, present and future.
DJ Brendon P opens Roots Episode 102 with Bananarama and Azoto, immediately placing the set within a disco-oriented selection of edits and reworks. Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra then introduce Afrobeat with GMGN’s remix of “Invitation,” connecting live-band rhythms with electronic club production.
Barrabas and Babe Ruth bring the programme further into Disco, followed by Bosq featuring Jimmy Riley and Frank Agrario. Inkswel featuring Charli James then precedes Soul Clap’s “Synthesizer Girlfriend,” a track officially classified as Nu Disco and also rooted in funk and house.
Johnny Rock Edits and The Boogie Brothers featuring Sato keep the disco material prominent before BP Edits introduces Dub through “Born Under The Dub.” LCD Soundsystem’s Padded Cell remix then moves towards Indie Dance, providing a darker electronic contrast within the middle section.
Bepu N’Gali’s “I Travel To You” brings African rhythms back into the set through Todd Terje’s mix, while King Mutapa introduces House Music. Global Communication and Belcampo follow, with the latter’s extended remix of “Your Kissing” drawing directly from disco-house and deeper house traditions.
Lex & Locke precede Sam Ruffillo’s “Danza Organica,” a track released in extended versions across nu-disco and deep-house classifications. Stevie Wonder closes Brendon P’s Roots 102 selection through Bosq’s rework of “Another Star,” ending the programme with Funk, soul and disco at the centre of the final track.
Bicycle Corporation guest DJ Brendon P Roots 102
Bananarama - Cruel Summer (Three Piece Suit Siesta Dub) [House Of Disco]
Azoto - Soft Emotion (Schatzi Edit) [Altra Moda Music]
Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra - Invitation (GMGN remix) [Peace & Rhythm Records]
Barrabas - Woman (Marvin & Guy Kinda Edit)
Babe Ruth - The Mexican (Never Mind Edit)
Bosq Feat. Jimmy Riley - Change [Ubiquity Recordings]
Frank Agrario - So Right [OBM Records]
Inkswel - Flashing Lights Feat. Charli James (Kid Sublime Remix) [BBE Music]
Soul Clap Feat. Ntem & HazMat Talkbox - Synthesizer Girlfriend [Crew Love Records]
Johnny Rock Edits - Track B1 [Cockring D'Amore 003]
The Boogie Brothers Feat. Sato - Let Go [Paper Disco]
BP Edits - Born Under The Dub [Bandcamp]
LCD Soundsystem - 45:33 (Padded Cell Remix) [DFA Records]
Bepu n’ Gali - I Travel To You (Todd Terje Mix) [International Feel Recordings]
King Mutapa - King Mutapa [Moment Cinetique]
Global Communication - The Way (Secret Ingredients Mix) [Dedicated]
Belcampo Feat. Elisabeth Troy - Your Kissing (Belcampo Extended Remix) [Freerange Records]
Lex & Locke - Balandra [Samosa Records]
Sam Ruffillo - Danza Organica (Extended Version) [Toy Tonics]
Stevie Wonder - Another Star (Bosq of Whiskey Barons Re-Work) [Edited] [Bandcamp]
Listen on Mixcloud here.