Bipolar Bear’s Badaboom episode 1 first aired on 13 April 2020 on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian electronic music radio station, DJ agency, promoter and music-news platform connecting audiences across Asia and internationally.
Bipolar Bear, real name Stefan Paunescu, is a Romanian DJ from the small provincial city of Craiova in the south of the country. Growing up there presented difficulties for the teenage Stefan, as options for buying cutting-edge music were scarce in the former Eastern Bloc, where, as in many former USSR countries, MTV was a principal musical influence.
With the birth and subsequent development of the internet, he was able to pursue many different genres and watched the digital revolution in music unfold. Passionate about producing and playing quality music, the Romanian DJ and producer builds eclectic sets that move audiences through the music he selects.
His aim is to spread positive energy, and his enthusiasm is evident in his work. After leaving Romania on furlough and carving his way into Manchester’s music scene as a DJ and producer, his project Odwana, which blended electronic dance music with world sounds, African percussion and empowering vocals, gained attention on the UK festival circuit.
At the beginning of 2019, he relocated to Da Nang, Vietnam, and set up the party brand Badaboom with fellow DJ G Nomad, aiming to raise the profile of the party scene in central Vietnam. The Badaboom Radio Show follows the spirit of their events by sharing music with a community of like-minded people, spanning funk, soul, rare groove and more experimental electronic music.
Bipolar Bear’s Badaboom episode 1 on Scientific Sound Asia opens with K.O.G & The Zongo Brigade’s Suro Nipa in Cervo’s edit, bringing Afro House percussion from Pura Vida Sounds. Bill Withers’ Paul Older edit of Soul Shadows follows with Disco flavour from Warner-Pioneer Corporation.
An Unknown Artist’s Get Down brings the set into Funk on Statler Records. Usje Sukatma’s Waiting for Your Love, released through Peoples Potential Unlimited, adds an R&B/Soul turn before the later edits.
Arthur Reynolds’ Nicolass Disco Mix of Something Strange brings Indie Dance from Blast Records into the sequence. J-Felix’s Choppa Fiesta then introduces the clipped rhythms of Breaks, released on Tru Thoughts.
Igor Gonya’s Fascination on Super Spicy Records shifts the pace towards Nu-Disco. Monsieur Van Pratt’s Afrosoul follows on Sundries Digital, keeping that polished club direction in place.
Sink Ya Teeth’s Future Disco edit of If You See Me moves into Deep House through Future Disco. Ivan Conti’s Poison Fruit on Far Out Recordings adds a Brazilian touch before Khotin’s Force of Nature Remix of Aloe Drink brings House Music from Public Release Recordings.
Sevi’s edit of Eshkhemet on doob.fm Eshkhemet leads into Barão Vermelho’s Puro êxtase, where Rock enters through WM Brazil. Aroop Roy’s rework of Tabala Mouv, from Vive La Musique’s 2018 official reissue, closes the episode with a measured house-focused finish.
BADABOOM 01 13th of April 2020
K.O.G & The Zongo Brigade - Suro Nipa (Cervo Edit)
Bill Withers - Soul Shadows (Paul Older Edit)
Secret Sun - Fly Girl (Fly Edit)
Beto - Turkish Disco Folk (Quebra Coco Edit)
Unknown Artist - Get Down
Carl Carlton - She's a Bad Mamma Jamma (Ferdinand Debeaufort Mama Edit)
Usje Sukatma - Waiting for Your Love
Romanticii - Cheia Fa sau Sol (Ezirk Edit)
Michael The Lion - All Night Jammin (Edit)
Arthur Reynolds - Something Strange (Nicolass Disco Mix)
J-Felix - Choppa Fiesta
Igor Gonya - Fascination (Original Mix)
Monsieur Van Pratt - Afrosoul
Dirtyelements, Drunkdrivers - In da Wood
Downunder Disco - Funk up the Ghetto
Hotmood - Cisco Disco (Original Mix)
Sink Ya Teeth - If You See Me (Future Disco Edit)
Captain Planet; Chico Mann - Un Poquito Mas (feat. Chico Mann)
Ivan Conti - Poison Fruit
Khotin - Aloe Drink (Force of Nature Remix)
Sevi - Eshkhemet (Sevi Edit)
Barão Vermelho - Puro êxtase
Aroop Roy - Tabala Mouv (Aroop Roy Rework)
Listen on Mixcloud here.