Marco Mei presents his 2020 show, episode 15, on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia is an English-language electronic music radio station, promoter, DJ agency and music-news platform serving India, China, Thailand, Taiwan, Korea, Sri Lanka and the broader Asian region, as well as a worldwide audience.
Marco is an Italian DJ and producer with nearly three decades of experience, whose early interests included Afrocentric music and the emergence of electronic music. He began DJing in the early 1990s, having been drawn to the culture as a teenager.
He travelled throughout Italy as a DJ, playing House Music and Techno events before appearing at festivals and clubs internationally. These appearances included sets alongside Roger Sanchez, David Morales, Ralph Falcon and Sander Kleinenberg.
A residency at Pacha Club in Sharm El-Sheikh during the early 2000s led to appearances at clubs around the world. His itinerary included Arcan in Saigon, Fuse in Brussels, Room 18 in Taipei, Shore Club in Hoi An, Bangaluu in Berlin, G-Star in Pattaya, SOS Supper Club in Bali and NLO in Minsk.
In 2009, Marco Mei joined Stefano Ugliano, also known as 6884, to form Bicycle Corporation. Their studio partnership has produced 50 tracks and remixes that have received positive attention within the electronic-music community.
Based in Taipei since the early 2010s, Marco regularly performs at events across the capital and works within a wider South East Asian network. He is available for bookings through the Scientific Sound Asia DJ agency, while his weekly programme is broadcast through its radio station.
Marco Mei’s 2020 show episode 15 playlist opens with Ivan Jack’s Energy Disco on NUDISCO, placing Nu-Disco at the front of the selection. Rick James’ Give It To Me Baby on Motown brings an R&B reference, before Alex Virgo’s Cheap Thrills on Trick introduces House Music.
Ejeca’s Ekstac in the Maya Jane Coles remix, released on Skint Records, adds a Dance-focused turn to the early sequence. STEDIT’s Never Leave You follows before Ruffneck’s Everybody Be Somebody on ITH (Defected In The House) brings in Deep House.
Sly & Family Stone’s re-edit of Dance to the Music keeps Funk in view before Raven’s Maize on The Real Life returns to House Music. Phil Weeks and Kid Enigma then bring Love Me Right on Robsoul Recordings into Funky House territory.
The middle section moves through Radon’s Future Past and Tony Hughes with JRJ on Give To Her, then reaches Ayala’s Musumeci remix of Journey on MoBlack Records. Uptown Funk Empire’s Boogie Lumoon, Harry Romero and Joeski’s Sex Poem, and Roberto Palmero’s Alvaro Smart remix of Vida Loca give the programme a broader club focus.
Mihalis Safras’ Boom on Material gives the later run a direct Tech House entry. Darius Syrossian featuring CID on Unknown precedes Caiiro’s Mike Dunn Movement Mix of Drummotions on NuLu Music, where Afro House takes the lead.
Reboot’s Mr Morek edit of Caminando moves back into House Music, followed by Artwork’s Acid Lines on Unfinished Records. Romanthony’s Ejeca remix of Ministry Of Love on Glasgow Underground and the Albuquerque edit of Stereo MC’s Connected keep the late section centred on club-oriented material.
Digikid84’s Mr Gonzo remix of Cuz I Know on Folistar introduces Indie Dance before Afrika Bambaataa’s K. McKay remix of Just Get Up And Dance provides a DJ Tools / Acapellas reference. Norman Doray’s Tell The World, featuring Sneaky Sound System, closes a set that brings House Music, Disco, Funk and Tech House into the same April 2020 broadcast.
Marco Mei tracklist for 2020 episode 15
Ivan Jack - Energy Disco
Rick James - Give It To Me Baby
Alex Virgo - Cheap Thrills
Ejeca - Ekstac (Maya Jane Coles Remix)
STEDIT - Never Leave You
RUFFNECK Feat. Unknown Artist - Everybody Be Somebody
Sly & Family Stone - Dance to the Music (Layo & Bushwacka! Re-Edit)
Raven - Maize [The Real Life]
Phil Weeks, Kid Enigma - Love Me Right
Radon - Future Past
Tony Hughes, JRJ - Give To Her
Ayala - Journey (Musumeci Remix)
Uptown Funk Empire - Boogie Lumoon
Harry Romero & Joeski - Sex Poem
Roberto Palmero - Vida Loca (Alvaro Smart Remix)
Mihalis Safras - Boom
Darius Syrossian feat CID - Unknown (MyEdit)
Caiiro - Drummotions (The Mike Dunn Movement Mix)
Reboot - Caminando (Mr Morek Edit)
Artwork - Acid Lines
Romanthony - Ministry Of Love (Ejeca Remix)
Stereo MC's - Connected (Albuquerque Edit)
Digikid84 - Cuz I Know (Mr Gonzo Remix)
Afrika Bambata - Just Get Up And Dance (K.McKay Remix)
Norman Doray - Tell The World (feat. Sneaky Sound System)
Listen on Mixcloud here.