“Italy’s The Bloody Beetroots have been polarising opinion virtually the entire time they’ve been making music. The mask-wearing, punk rock-citing duo has made plenty of friends, and plenty of enemies, with their distinctive brand of electro and fidget house.
With a new album dropping, Romborama, the masked duo is bringing their raucous shows back to Australia, as part of the Stereosonic festival. The Bloody Beetroots are Bob Rifo, who makes all their productions and remixes, and Tommy Tea, who joins Rifo behind the decks. To their fans they are purveyors of a revolutionary brand of banging party tunes; to their haters they make nothing but mindless, cheap noise.Rifo, perhaps unwittingly, fuels the haters’ fire with ostentatious comments such as, “I thrive on anarchy. I want to create panic in everyone who insists on classifying what they perceive”.
Their insistence on wearing Venom (one of Spider-Man’s arch enemies) masks on stage and their constant references to their hardcore, punk rock roots do nothing to convince their detractors that Rifo and Tea are not taking the whole thing a little too seriously (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing)…."
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"The Bloody Beetroots do have the musical capacity and intelligence to produce amazing music and come up with an album that will still appeal to the pill poppers and club fiends but will also appeal to a broader audience.They truly shine far above all the copy cats and bedroom producers of the past few years and with their debut album.”
-Sex 4 Ears
“Romborama is a testament, a manifestation, of technique, skill, and pure emotion that lingers in the minds of Bobby Rifo and Tommy Tea”
-WDPK 83.7 FM
“…punk’s raw power, and the art-damaged futurism of New Wave.”
- Bust ‘09
“…the hardest DJs on the planet…”
- BPM ‘09
“the electro outfit most likely to become the new Justice, putting the punk back in the Daft Punk formula.”
- Playboy ‘09
SIR BOB CORNELIUS RIFO & TANINO LIBERATORE Present...
The release of "ROMBORAMA", the highly-anticipated debut album from THE BLOODY BEETROOTS!
This is the fusion of two concepts, describing Sir Bob Cornelius Rifos anarchical musica opera. The album destroys the notion of musical genre, expanding the meaning of Music in a period in which this term is in serious jeopardy. In this collection of twenty original tracks, the only common denominator is electronic. It is a journey into the mind of Sir Bob, oscillating between techno, punk, classical and baroque, soundtrack for film, house, italo-disco and hip hop.
Each song has its own inner world, explored with the help of featured artists of the calibre of JUSTIN PEARSON (All Leather), LISA KEKAULA, THE COOL KIDS, BETA BOW, CECILE, STEVE AOKI, J*DAVEY, and VICARIOUS BLISS.
PURCHASE "ROMBORAMA" FROM DIGITAL RETAILERS ON AUGUST 25!!
The single, "AWESOME" featuring THE COOL KIDS, was released on July 27th with much acclaim. PURCHASE YOUR COPY IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY HERE: ITUNES BEATPORT
CATCH THE BLOODY BEETROOTS ON TOUR:
Aug 21 KIEWIT, HASSELT, Limburg @ PUKKELPOP
Aug 22 GLASCOW, Scotland @ DEATH DISCO
Aug 23 ABERDEEN, Scotland @ SNAFU
Aug 25 IBIZA @ RECLAIM THE DANCEFLOOR
Aug 30 LONDON, London @GET LOADED IN THE PARK
In the beginning, there were two mask wearing Italian producers who hit the ground running with a slew of dope rave-rock jams that spread like wild fire.Imagine the love child of the Misfits and Daft Punk; the act of conception would be grisly, but what a mighty offspring their union would generate. A formidable force a la the Bloody Beetroots.Bob Rifo is the not-so-secret identity of the mortal behind the Bloody Beetroots. In the studio, it is he—and he alone—who is responsible for their myriad creations. When it comes time for the Bloody Beetroots to perform live they split into two: Bob Rifo and Tommy Tea (The Bloody Beetroots Dj Set). These are not a couple of guys twiddling knobs; this is the DJ set as primal punk rock show. “Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo inspired a brand of revolutionary fervor, yet with exuberance, not outrage. There’s a riot goin’ on, and you’re all invited.” (Kurt Reighley)
“Big room house now exists as an okay thing for everyone to like. Bloody Beetroots float around awesomely in that continuum—they make disco-y over the top organs sound like the hardest thing ever and wear what look like bootleg black costume Spiderman masks or actually maybe Spawn masks.” (FADER)
Part of the mid-2000s hip-hop movement that found kids in all-over prints rapping about their shoes and their favorite forms of transportation (which often weren’t cars), the Cool Kids proved to be both an Internet and live show phenomenon. The duo of Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish met in mid-2005 after Mickey came across some of Chuck’s beats online and liked what he heard. Originally with the intentions of making beats to sell to other artists, they soon realized their own measured, smooth flows and lyrics fit best over their production.The Cool Kids’ irresistible, hooky rhymes and club cramming beats seamlessly bridge the old and new schools of hip hop while assuring them a sure-fire path to world-wide attention.
”Chuck and Mikey have been lauded for their alt-B-boy fashion sense: brightly colored vinyl jackets, shell toes, hats and scarves.From their rope chains to their spare, bass-heavy beats, Chuck and Mikey bring a knowing wink to the style of Eighties heroes like Eric B and EPMD.” (Rolling Stone)
WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS to HARDSummer 2009 will take over The Forum in Los Angeles on Saturday, August 8th, 2009. This all-star line-up features DIM MAK RECORDS' very own STEVE AOKI and THE BLOODY BEETROOTS along with UNDERWORLD (LIVE), CHROMEO, CROOKERS, CRYSTAL CASTLES, and much more. VISIT WWW.DIMMAK.COM TO SIGN UP FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!
Make sure to visit the DIM MAK POP UP SHOP where we'll available: Vinyl, CD's,DIM MAK COLLECTION tees, and so much more!
THE BLOODY BEETROOTS have been taking over Europe (and the rest of world), one track and performance at a time. And all their hard work has been paying off. "WARP" Featuring STEVE AOKI recently hit #2 on MTV Europe's TOP 20 CHART, and continues to stay on top!
"AWESOME" Feat. THE COOL KIDS Out Soon, 1st Single From The Long- Awaited Debut "ROMBORAMA" Album!
New to Get Loaded in the Park for 2009 will be the Dim Mak Stage, hosted in association with Time Out and Datatransmission.co.uk. This is the first ever that Dim Mak will touch down in London, yet alone the UK, so big things are expected as they bring the noize to the Common! Dim Mak is an integrated lifestyle brand dedicated to delivering cutting edge culture via music, fashion, live events and the digital domain throughout the world. Dim Mak Records is an independent record label founded by Steve Aoki, headquartered in Los Angeles and distributed by Fontana via a joint venture with Downtown Music. Dim Mak has released over 100 albums, singles and EPs in a variety of genres for artists including Bloc Party, Klaxons, MSTRKRFT, The Kills, Von Bodies, The Rakes, The Deadly Syndrome, The Willowz, Mystery Jets, Whitey and more. Dim Mak's current active artists include MSTRKRFT, From Monument to Masses, All Leather, The Bloody Beetroots, Shinichi Osawa, S.P.A, Machines Don't Care, Felix Cartal, Pase Rock, Motor, Scanners and The Deadly Syndrome amongst others.
"This will be a really fun day with lots of crazy action on our stage” offers Dim Mak leader Steve Aoki. “We can't wait to have a good time with everyone!" That sentiment is set to be shared by everyone who joins them in their stage including a killer line-up of party starters brought in to deliver the goods from the DJ box. Step forward techno dude Felix Da Housecat, deadly duo The Count & Sinden, Italian scenesters Crookers, old skool master Junior Sanchez, plus the Dim Mak pairing of Steve Aoki and The Bloody Beetroots.
"With their spiderman masks and full-throttle beats, Italian electro duo THE BLOODY BEETROOTS proved to be one of this year's most buzzed about Coachella performances. Their spot on the Dim Mak roster also meant they'd be hanging out backstage with some of the scene's most recognizable faces from STEVE AOKI to MSTRKRFT. So we gave the duo a camera to document their festival experience and they gave us back the all-access photo diary..." - ArtistDirect.com
Mysterious, masked-wearing Italian DJ duo The Bloody Beetroots are ready to take their traveling party on the road for their first US tour. Led by producer and polymath Bob Rifo along with on-stage partner Tommy Tea, the Beetroots will no doubt incite an all night dance floor riot every stop along the way with their clever genre-bending aesthetics. The video for the Cornelius EP’s title track, which has already been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on YouTube and Vimeo, will give you a sneak peak into the exuberant chaos that ensues each night the pair take the stage. CHECK IT OUT HERE!
TBB have a packed schedule, including several guest star collaborations with, leading up to the release of their highly-anticipated debut album in late June via Dim Mak Records. On the horizon is their new single “Warp,” due March 24th. Sure to be another club favorite, the track has guest vocals by Dim Mak founder and prominent DJ Steve Aoki, and will be accompanied by a music video. WATCH THE TEASER HERE!
In addition to the hard-hitting dancefloor bangers TBB are best known for, Rifo’s influences range from classical, Stravinsky-esque soundscapes to the grit of Britain’s punk rock and Oi! Movements – as evident by their two EP’s, Cornelius and Rombo. Rifo promises to fuse even more musical genres on their long-awaited full-length while satisfying the fans and critics that crave the TBB’s addictive, pulsating beats. MORE INFO AT DIMMAK.COM!
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