Marco Mei has published the playlist for episode 33 of his 2021 podcast on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia is an English-language electronic music radio station, DJ agency, music-news platform and promoter serving audiences across Japan, China, Thailand, Taiwan, Korea, Sri Lanka and beyond.
Marco Mei is an Italian DJ and producer whose thirty-year career traces back to a deep affection for afrobeat, funk and early synthesised music. He began DJing in Italy in the early 1990s and has spent the years since developing a sound that resists easy categorisation.
His international profile grew through a residency at Pacha Club in Sharm-El-Sheikh, which led to appearances at Woo Bar, Fuse in Brussels, Room 18 in Taipei, Bangaluu in Berlin, G-Star in Pattaya, SOS Supper Club in Bali and NLO in Minsk. Shared stages with Roger Sanchez, David Morales, Ralph Falcon, Sander Kleinenberg, Harry Choo Choo Romero, Justin Berkmann and Funk D'Void helped cement his standing on that circuit.
In 2009 he joined forces with Stefano Ugliano, known as 6884, to form Bicycle Corporation, signing first with 17:44 Records. The project has since placed over fifty tracks and remixes on labels including Alchemy, Miniatures, WL77, GrooveTraxx, Suka and Revox.
Their earliest recordings are available to revisit on Bandcamp, and his latest news appears on Facebook. Marco is based in Taipei, plays regularly across South East Asia and broadcasts weekly through the Scientific Sound Asia radio station.
Bookings are available through the Scientific Sound Asia DJ agency. His work draws on a regional network developed through clubs, events and electronic music activity across South East Asia.
Marco Mei's 2021 Podcast 33 opens with H Foundation's Tonight in the Sneakbeats Dub before a run of Soma Records selections. The dub-influenced opening gives way to House Music through Master H's Thirteen and U Gave Me Love in the U-man Nervous House Remix.
Mfon follows on Soma with Rubberlegs in the Studio 54 Feed The Beat Mix and Dance Of The Drunk Mantis, keeping the Glasgow label at the centre of the early section. Norty Cotto and United Funk Pilots bring Everybody C'mon from Henry Street Music, while Jerome Sydenham and Fatima Njai's Krimson Blossom on Kraftmatic Records introduces Deep House before David Morales and Mr V's Everyday Of My Life on DIRIDIM provides a Soulful House highlight.
Daniel Rateuke and Awen's Gold in the Manoo Remix on Kanté returns from an earlier podcast and introduces Afro House, followed by Da Africa Deep and DJ Kid's Who Are You and Studio Apartment's Sun Ra Was Right featuring Monique Bingham in the Kususa Remix on N.E.O.N. Paolo Rocco and Robert Owens then bring Ever So in the S.A.M. Remix, with Owens's vocal giving the sequence a warm Soulful House contrast.
Paddy Chambers's Emerald Acid introduces Acid House before Mike 303's Summer Love on So French Records turns towards Indie Dance. Mija's Give Em What They Want in the Shadow Child Remix on Hot Haus Recs adds a Bass House entry to the central run.
Baltra's Dreaming Of A Disco on Shall Not Fade offers a Nu-Disco-coloured House Music moment. Catz 'n Dogz's First Night Out in the 10 Years Of Eats Everything Remix on Edible then tightens the rhythm through Tech House.
DJ Duke's Techdisco Excerpts precedes Arthur Baker's The Break 98 in Cevin's NYC Peak Mix on Groovilicious, which supplies a Classic House reference. Ohannes Albert's Gimme Your Drum leads into Enzo Elia's Tocci Touch in the Musumeci Remix on Buttress and Krystal Klear's Piano Banana on Running Back, both extending the Indie Dance section.
John Rocca's I Want It To Be Real in Farley's Hot House Piano brings a Garage and Classic House accent before Ubq Project's When I Fell N Luv in the Maslow Unknown Edit adds further Soulful House and Nu-Disco warmth. Tryezz's Later Frequencies on Visio040 introduces Funky House, while Otha's One Of The Girls and Move D's Agaga featuring Ambient Al provide a measured, unhurried resolution to this wide-ranging episode.
Marco Mei tracklist for 2021 Podcast 33
H Foundation - Tonight (Sneakbeats Dub)
Master H - Thirteen [Soma Records]
Master H - U Gave Me Love (U-man Nervous House Remix) [Soma Records]
Mfon - Rubberlegs (Studio 54 Feed The Beat Mix)
Mfon - Dance Of The Drunk Mantis
Norty Cotto, United Funk Pilots - Everybody Cmon
Jerome Sydenham, Fatima Njai - Krimson Blossom
David Morales Feat. Mr V - Everyday Of My Life
Daniel Rateuke & Awen - Gold (Manoo Remix)
Da Africa Deep & DJ Kid - Who Are You
Studio Apartment - Sun Ra Was Right Feat. Monique Bingham (Kususa Remix) [N.E.O.N]
Paolo Rocco Feat. Robert Owens - Ever So (S.A.M. Remix)
Paddy Chambers - Emerald Acid
Mike 303 - Summer Love
Mija - Give Em What They Want (Shadow Child Remix)
Baltra - Dreaming Of A Disco
Catz ‘n Dogz - First Night Out (10 Years Of Eats Everything Remix) [Edible]
DJ Duke - Techdisco Excerpts
Arthur Baker - The Break 98 (Cevins NYC Peak Mix)
Ohannes Albert - Gimme Your Drum
Enzo Elia - Tocci Touch (Musumeci Remix)
Krystal Klear - Piano Banana
John Rocca - I Want It To Be Real (Farleys Hot House Piano)
Ubq Project - When I Fell N Luv (Maslow Unknown Edit)
Tryezz - Later Frequencies [Visio040]
Otha - One Of The Girls
Move D - Agaga Feat. Ambient Al
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