Bicycle Corporation announce guest Brendon P for Roots 159.

Bicycle Corporation has announced guest DJ Brendon P for their 'Roots' episode 159. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian electronic music station, promoter, and DJ agency serving the region and internationally.

Bicycle Corporation is an Italian duo of the DJ and Producer, Marco Mei and Stefano Ugliano, better known as 6884. They have many releases across genres from Deep House, Tech House, and French House to Techno.

Marco began his career in the early nineties by working as a crew member for events like ‘Urban People.’ With time, he gained recognition on the music scene and steadily became a man in demand all across Italy. But then things didn’t stop there. After so much success in his native land, Marco was soon getting international bookings across the globe.

Stefano, from Torino, Italy, was showing promise as a budding musician right from his childhood. He showed a keen interest in the musical art, which soon began to engulf most of his spare time. He studied classical piano, percussion and drums and also had a great appreciation for ‘Chopin’s and ‘West African Djembe.’

But with all his devotion to so many different kinds of music, there was one thing Stefano had a love for that was like none other: the man spinning the wheels, yes, the DJ became most enticing for the teenage Stefano. Those beats were so seldom played on any Italian radio station in the nineties.

Making those sounds, let alone playing them before masses of people, would seem like a pipe dream to most. But Stefano would not be deterred, he had a vision which he would now see through to the end and with hard work, dedication and sheer tenacity, Bicycle Corporation came to be.

Even with all their success today, Marco and Stefan have not forgotten their humble beginnings. Just recently, they’ve been going back over some of their earlier tracks and even set up a Bandcamp page to distribute them. Their Roots show features popular DJs and producers from around Asia who are connected with the electronic music scene.

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, and 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 has spent the last six 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 and 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 DJs in the region. Expect nothing less from him than a set that crosses vast musical boundaries; past, present and future.

Episode 159 of Roots with DJ Brendon P opens with a warm Balearic mood through The Time Is Now by Tommy Goodwin featuring Don Lepage and Moqueca by Captain Planet, Zuzuka Poderosa & Raphael Futura. These early selections fuse Afro-Latin textures with Jazz-Funk rhythm, setting an organic, sunlit tone. Quimere by Pellegrino & Zodyaco and Disco Sole by Nu Guinea follow, capturing that Mediterranean disco flow that defines Brendon P’s more soulful sets.

The energy rises with vintage soul and disco brilliance, Short End Of The Stick by Loleatta Holloway, Dr. Packer’s rework of Thinking About Your Love, and Lou Rawls’ You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (The Reflex Re-Vision) blend seamlessly with Odyssey’s Native New Yorker (Dimitri From Paris Remix), creating a nostalgic yet timeless sequence rich with vocal power and groove.

Mid-set, Brendon explores deeper hues of Nu Jazz and Broken Beat. Little Orphan Boy (Two Soul Fusion Remix) by Brian Jackson brings warmth and reflection, while Morning Love (Jonny Faith Bruk Beats Mix) injects syncopated rhythm and swing. Hesohi’s Say I Love You (Dubtribe Sound System Remix) and Inspector Norse by Cruisic channel Balearic energy with smooth, jazzy undertones that glide effortlessly between acoustic and electronic textures.

The closing stretch takes a cosmic turn with Spies Are Watching Me (Africaine 808 Remix) by Voilaaa and Dubby Of Gold (Monchan Edit) by Trinidadian Deep, blending Afrobeat and dubby house spirit. Ashley Beedle’s War On The Bullshit and DJ Kaos’s Kosmischer Ruckenwind extend the spacey, percussive energy, while Brassroots’ Good Life ends the episode on an uplifting, horn-driven note. Brendon P delivers yet another timeless mix of Balearic, Soul, Afrobeat, and Cosmic Disco, inviting listeners to unwind in his unique rhythm of musical storytelling.

DJ Brendon P 'Roots' episode 159.

Tommy Goodwin Feat. Don Lepage - The Time Is Now [Backatcha Records]

Captain Planet Zuzuka Poderosa & Raphael Futura - Moqueca (Original Mix) [Bastard Jazz]

Pellegrino & Zodyaco - Quimere (Sognatrici Napoletane) [Early Sounds Recordings]

Nu Guinea - Disco Sole [The Pusher Digital]

Loleatta Holloway - Short End Of The Stick [The Reflex Edit] [Salsoul]

Skipworth & Turner - Thinking About Your Love (Dr. Packer Rework)

Brian Jackson - Little Orphan Boy (Two Soul Fusion Downtempo Remix) [BBE Music]

Booker T & The MG's – Melting Pot (Senior Citizens Re-Edit)

Lou Rawls - You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (The Reflex Re-Vision)

Odyssey - Native New Yorker (Dimitri From Paris Super Disco Orchestra Remix) [Le Edits]

JuJu - Musa [Z Records]

Hesohi - Say I Love You (Dubtribe Sound System Remix) [Imperial Dub Recordings]

SMTHNG SMTIME - Morning Love (Jonny Faith Bruk Beats Mix) [Feedasoul Records]

Cruisic - Inspector Norse [Flower Records, Japan]

Voilaaa - Spies Are Watching Me (Africaine 808 Remix) [Favourite]

Trinidadian Deep - Dubby Of Gold (Monchan Edit) [Delightful]

Ashley Beedle - War On The Bullshit (Revive) [20/20 Vision Recordings]

DJ Kaos - Kosmischer Ruckenwind (Swoop Remix) [Jolly Jams]

Brassroots - Good Life [Brownswood Recordings]

Listen on Mixcloud here.