Bicycle Corporation announces guest Herb Cabral for his second show

Bicycle Corporation have revealed that guest DJ Herb Cabral will feature in their Roots 99 show on Scientific Sound Asia. The platform operates as an electronic music radio station, DJ agency and promoter for the Asian region and global audiences, while also publishing music news.

Bicycle Corporation is the Italian duo formed by DJ and producer Marco Mei and Stefano Ugliano, also known as 6884. Over the years, they have built a catalogue of tracks and remixes across House Music, Techno and related underground styles.

Marco began his musical career in the early 1990s as a DJ, producer and event organiser. His work with the Urban People crew brought events across Italy, helping him gain recognition and later secure a residency at Pacha.

That residency opened the way for international DJ bookings and a wider presence beyond Italy. Marco’s club background became one part of the foundation that later shaped Bicycle Corporation.

Stefano was born and raised in Torino, Italy, where he showed strong musical ability from childhood. He studied classical piano, percussion and drums, with influences ranging from Chopin to West African djembe.

As a teenager, Stefano became increasingly drawn to DJ culture and the electronic sounds that were rarely heard on Italian radio at the time. When he later crossed paths with Marco, that interest became part of the foundation for Bicycle Corporation.

Guest DJ Herb Cabral.

The guest DJ for this edition is Herb Cabral, a DJ and producer from Manila in the Philippines. He is part of a network of House Music and Techno artists in the city, with connections to groups such as Deepgroove Collective, Footprints, Movement Sound System, Elements and Konnekt.

His involvement in these circles supports creative collaboration within Manila’s underground electronic music scene. It also helps connect local artists with wider regional and international audiences.

Before the pandemic, Herb was active across House and Techno venues, bars and clubs in Manila. These included spaces in Poblacion, Makati such as Topic, Nokal and XXX, as well as BGC venues including Chotto Matte and Reserve.

His international festival appearances include Epizode 4 in Phu Quoc, Vietnam, where he performed in December 2019. That appearance placed him within one of the region’s recognised electronic music gatherings.

Herb’s original productions and remixes have been released by labels including Asia Music, Sayaw Records, Funktrap Records, Frame Workxx Records, Berlin After Dark, Jumpstereo and Celestial Records. His wider catalogue can be followed through his Beatport artist page.

Recent releases include Freedom to Groove on Asia Music and his remix of The Return of Baby Bastard for Marshall White. His catalogue also includes Techno material on Frame Workxx Records, Deep House and Melodic House and Techno on Lavenir Music, and Afro House remix work for Sayaw Records.

Tracks such as Continuum, The Refugee, Feel and Page of Swords show the range of his studio output. Across these releases, Herb Cabral moves between House, Techno, Breaks, Deep House, Melodic House and Techno, and harder club-focused material.

Bicycle Corporation welcome guest DJ Herb Cabral for Roots episode 99, with a selection centred on Afro House, House and Melodic House and Techno. Floyd Lavine, Sparrow & Barbossa and Josh Milan open with When I'm With You, placing the first track inside Afro House through its confirmed Beatport and Traxsource listings.

Herb Cabral follows with You Are Real on Asia Music, bringing one of his own productions into the early section. Bell Towers’ Want You (Need You) in the Adam Port remix then shifts into Deep House, adding a smoother and more restrained club tone.

Native Tribe, TTAN and Enoo Napa bring Ancestor's Calling into the mix through the extended Rituals version, connecting Tribal House context with the Afro House direction of the set. DJ Chus, Sparrow & Barbossa and Idd Aziz then continue that line with Nyakua, a confirmed Afro House release from the Redolent catalogue.

Herb Cabral’s Do Your Dub returns the programme to House before Hyenah, DJ Tira and Luke Ntombela introduce Ezizweni. That track draws from Sondela’s Afro-influenced house direction, with vocal phrasing and hypnotic rhythm shaping the early middle section.

Herb Cabral’s Island Of Refuge moves the set into Melodic House and Techno through Frame Workxx Records and the artist’s wider house and techno profile. DiMO (BG) and Mr. K then bring Nos Trabajos into an Afro House position, using Latin and percussive movement to keep the set rhythmically open.

Ninetoes’ Lit Cigarette returns the mix to House, adding a direct club groove before James Deron and Morris Revy shift back into Afro House with Babe Ye Rona. Simone Vitullo and Do Santos follow with Que Ritmo in the Simone Vitullo Revisited Mix 2020, keeping the middle section percussive and dancefloor-focused.

Damond Ramsey and Sheila Ford’s Feel Like Making Love appears in the Thommy Davis and Damond Ramsey Afro Love Dub, giving the show another Afro House entry with a soulful vocal source. Herb Cabral’s Reunion then moves back into Melodic House and Techno, supported by its Jumpstereo release context and front-page placement in Beatport’s Melodic & Techno area.

Herb Cabral’s Sacred Drums returns the set to Afro House through its drum-led title and the surrounding selections. Fanzo, Andy Keys and Mavuthela follow with Umuntu, keeping the late middle section close to South African and Afro-rooted club rhythm.

Soul II Soul and Booker T’s Back To Life in the Kings Of Soul Satta Dub introduces Soulful House, linking a classic vocal source with a deeper house treatment. &ME’s Starting Again then restores the Afro House tone through the producer’s Keinemusik-linked sound and rhythmic restraint.

Herb Cabral, Ryan Pamatmat and Teenage Granny bring Page Of Swords into the closing run, adding another Melodic House and Techno selection from Cabral’s catalogue. Franky Wah then introduces Progressive House with Should Have Seen It Coming, widening the late section with a more melodic and expansive structure.

Herb Cabral closes Roots episode 99 with Feel, ending the guest show on a Melodic House and Techno placement tied to his own production work. The episode connects Afro House, House, Deep House, Soulful House and Progressive House through Cabral’s Manila-based underground house and techno background.

Bicycle Corporation guest DJ Herb Cabral Roots episode 99

Floyd Lavine, Sparrow & Barbossa, Josh Milan - When I'm with You (Original Mix) 

Herb Cabral - You Are Real [Asia Music]

Bell Towers - Want You (Need You) (Adam Port Remix) 

Native Tribe, TTAN, Enoo Napa - Ancestor's Calling (Enoo Napa Extended Rituals Mix) 

DJ Chus, Sparrow & Barbossa, Idd Aziz - Nyakua (Original Mix) 

Herb Cabral - Do Your Dub 

Hyenah, DJ Tira, Luke Ntombela - Ezizweni (Extended Mix) 

Herb Cabral - Island Of Refuge [Frame Workxx Records]

DiMO (BG), Mr. K - Nos Trabajos (Original Mix) 

Ninetoes - Lit Cigarette 

James Deron, Morris Revy - Babe Ye Rona (Original Mix) 

Simone Vitullo, Do Santos - Que Ritmo (Simone Vitullo Revisited Mix 2020) 

Damond Ramsey, Sheila Ford - Feel Like Making Love (Thommy Davis & Damond Ramsey Afro Love Dub) 

Herb Cabral - Rėunion [Jumpstereo Records]

Herb Cabral - Sacred Drums 

Fanzo, Andy Keys, Mavuthela - Umuntu (Original Mix) 

Soul II Soul, Booker T - Back To Life (Booker T Kings Of Soul Satta Dub) 

&Me - Starting Again (Original Mix) 

Herb Cabral, Ryan Pamatmat, Teenage Granny - Page Of Swords 

Franky Wah - Should Have Seen It Coming Feat. AETHO (Extended Mix) 

Herb Cabral - Feel

Listen on Mixcloud here.