The Bloody Beetroots
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Italy |
| Genres | Dance-punk, electro house |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Dim Mak Records, Ministry of Sound Australia, Ultra Records, Sixpack France, Downtown Music |
| Website | www.thebloodybeetrootsofficial.com |
The Bloody Beetroots is the pseudonym of Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo, the Italian electro house and dance-punk music producer, DJ and photographer.[1]
The Bloody Beetroots is well-known for the black Venom mask he wears during performances.[2] In fact, the only identifying public feature of Rifo is the year "1977" tattooed across his chest, which is both the year that the producer and punk-rock was born.
"The Bloody Beetroots DJ set" contains Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo and Tommy Tea.
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Biography[edit]
Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo was born in 1977 in Bassano del Grappa. He is a classically trained musician, but gained reputation for producing music with styles ranging from punk rock to the new wave of the eighties. The Bloody Beetroots was formed in late 2006.
2006–09: Early production and Romborama[edit]
The Bloody Beetroots gained the support of Etienne De Crecy, Alex Gopher, and Dim Mak's Steve Aoki with his past singles "Warp 1.9" and "Cornelius". In 2008, his EP Cornelius was in the Top 100 International iTunes downloads. This album was a complete art project composed of music, videos, and fashion.
The DJ Set had a short tour of the United States in early 2008, alongside DJ Steve Aoki.[2] In 2008, his song "Butter" was included on the soundtrack for FIFA 09,[3] "Mac Mac" was featured in 2K Sports' NBA 2K9 and his remix of "Black Gloves" by Goose is part of the soundtrack of Pro Evolution Soccer 2012.
He's also worked on the project hardcore punk Rifoki (collabration of Bob Rifo and Steve Aoki) in 2009.
During this period, members of the group were of casual style, wearing a not only black Venom mask, but also appears in red mask. A collaboration with French label Sixpack France was done to release a limited edition t-shirt.
2010–11: Death Crew 77[edit]
The Bloody Beetroots DJ Set have played many notable festivals such as: Stereosonic Festival in Australia, Ultra Music Festival in Miami and Rock Werchter in Belgium.
During his 2010 Live Tour, Sir Bob labeled himself and the live band "The Bloody Beetroots - Death Crew 77" or "Bloody Beetroots Live" and introduced a third member to his team, Edward Grinch. Edward played the drums during the live shows. Recently, another drummer, Battle, has replaced Edward Grinch.
In 2011, on the Church of Noise tour, vocalist Dennis Lyxzén of the punk band Refused and Tommy Lee joined Death Crew 77 on a few songs. In 2011, the song 31 Seconds to Die was included on the soundtrack of Saints Row: The Third.
With the new live show they've continued playing on various festivals across the world: Solidays Festival in Paris, MELT! Festival in Berlin, Extrema Festival in Eindhoven, Tomorrowland in Belgium, HARD Fest in Los Angeles, Electric Zoo in NYC, and headlined NYE '11 at LA's Together as One.
2011–present: Second album[edit]
"Church of Noise" featuring Dennis Lyxzén, released in late 2011, was the first single from the second album.
Second single "Rocksteady" released in early 2012 with the two-part extended plays of remixes.
Third single "Chronicles of a Fallen Love" which features Greta Svabo Bech released in December 2012, also with the two-part extended plays of remixes, as the previous single.
In February 2013, Rifo announced a new social media platform called "The Real Church of Noise" which would be a "safe haven" for like-minded individuals to share and collaborate. It is noted that the platform would incorporate sharing services such as YouTube, Soundcloud, and others.[4]
Later in February 9, Bob Rifo announced fourth single "Spank", that was produced with TAI and Bart B More.[5]
Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo is set to collaborate with singer Paul McCartney on single "Out of Sight" on Ultra Records in summer of 2013.
Members[edit]
The Bloody Beetroots
The Bloody Beetroots DJ Set
- Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo
- Tommy Tea - FX music controllers
Bloody Beetroots - Death Crew 77 (Live Crew)
- Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo
- Tommy Tea
- Battle - drums (2011–present)
- Dennis Lyxzén - vocals (Church of Noise Tour)
- Edward Grinch - drums (2010 - 2011)
- Carlo Victor sound fx engineer (2013)
The Bloody Beetroots LIVE (Live Crew)
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Year | Title | Label |
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| 2009 | Romborama | Dim Mak Records |
| 2013 | TBD | Ultra Records |
Compilations[edit]
| Year | Title | Label |
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| 2011 | Best of...Remixes | Dim Mak Records |
Extended plays[edit]
| Year | Title | Label |
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| 2007 | Let Your Washing Machine Speak / Productions & Remixes | Self-released |
| I Love the Bloody Beetroots | ||
| 2008 | Cornelius | Dim Mak Records |
| Rombo | ||
| 2009 | Christmas Vendetta ...Spares of Romborama | |
| 2010 | Domino (Spares of Romborama - Pt. 2) | |
| 2011 | "Church of Noise (Remixes)" (feat. Dennis Lyxzén) | Ultra Records |
| 2012 | "Rocksteady (Remixes Part 1)" | |
| "Rocksteady (Remixes Part 2)" | ||
| 2013 | "Chronicles of a Fallen Love (Remixes Part 1)" (with Greta Svabo Bech) | |
| "Chronicles of a Fallen Love (Remixes Part 2)" (with Greta Svabo Bech) | ||
| "Spank (Remixes)" (feat. Tai & Bart B More) |
Singles[edit]
| Year | Title | Charts | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Warp 1.9" (feat. Steve Aoki) | AUS #51 | Dim Mak Records |
| "Awesome" (feat. The Cool Kids) | AUS #83 | ||
| "Come La" (feat. Marracash) | |||
| 2010 | "2nd Streets Have No Name" (feat. Beta Bow) | ||
| "New Noise" (with Steve Aoki feat. Refused) | |||
| 2011 | "Church of Noise" (feat. Dennis Lyxzén) | Ultra Records | |
| 2012 | "Rocksteady" | ||
| 2013 | "Chronicles of a Fallen Love" (with Greta Svabo Bech) | ||
| "Spank" (feat. Tai & Bart B More) | |||
| "Out of Sight" (feat. Paul McCartney & Youth) |
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Title |
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| 2008 | "Cornelius" |
| 2009 | "Butter" |
| "Romborama" | |
| "Warp 1.9" (feat. Steve Aoki) | |
| "Come La" (feat. Marracash) | |
| "Awesome" (feat. The Cool Kids) | |
| "Awesome (Remix)" (feat. The Cool Kids) | |
| 2010 | "2nd Streets Have No Name" (feat. Beta Bow) |
| "Domino" | |
| 2011 | "Church of Noise" (feat. Dennis Lyxzén) |
| 2012 | "Rocksteady" |
| "Chronicles of a Fallen Love" (with Greta Svabo Bech) | |
| 2013 | "Spank" (feat. Tai & Bart B More) |
Remixes[edit]
2007
- A Split-Second - Flesh (The Bloody Beetroots vs. SirBilly Remix)
- Alex Gopher - The Game
- Audioporno – Choo Choo
- Bob Rifo - Kinky Malinki
- Cabaret Voltaire - Sensoria (The Bloody Beetroots vs SirBilly Remix)
- Captain Phoenix - Pistols & Hearts
- Crookers - Limonare
- Etienne de Crécy - Funk
- Fox N' Wolf - Beat Me Up
- Goose - Black Gloves
- Goose - Everybody
- Hostage - Gluttony
- Les Petits Pilous - Jolie Fille
- Martin Solveig - C'est la Vie
- Michael Sembello - Maniac (Michael Sembello vs. The Bloody Beetroots)
- Naive New Beaters - Live Good
- South Central - Golden Dawn
- Timbaland - Miscommunication Track was remade and released under the title "Dimmakmmunication"
- Timbaland feat. The Hives - Throw It On Me
- The Toxic Avenger - Escape
- The Whip - Muzzle #1
- The Whip - Trash
2008
- Alphabeat - Boyfriend
- Benny Benassi - I Am Not Drunk
- Bugo - La Mano Mia (Cécile & The Bloody Beetroots Remix)
- Cazals - Somebody, Somewhere
- Crookers - Il Brutto (The Bloody Beetroots 'Il Bruttissimo' Remix)
- Crookers - Purple Lens Game
- Micky Green - Shoulda
- MSTRKRFT - Bounce (The Bloody Beetroots 90's Remix)
- Robyn - Cobrastyle
- Samwell - What What (In the Butt)
- Shitdisco - 72 Virgins
- Sound of Stereo - Heads Up! (The Bloody Beetroots & Iggz Remix)
- Supabeatz - Sexo Perfecto
- The All American Rejects - Gives You Hell
- The Aston Shuffle feat. Tommie Sunshine – Stomp Yo Shoes
- The Kills - Cheap and Cheerful
- The Secret Handshake - Summer of '98
2009
- Dead Disco - You’re Out
- Ester Dean feat. Chris Brown - Drop It Low
- Fact - Fog
- Groove Armada feat. Saint Saviour – I Won't Kneel
- Mr. Oizo – Pourriture 7
- Pink - So What
- Peaches - Billionaire
- Proxy - Who Are You?
- Rob Zombie - Burn (The Bloody Beetroots Motherfucker Remix)
- Ryskee feat. Leslie Ming - Leave Me Amor
- Shwayze - Get U Home
- S.P.A. - Pets Dance
- The Bloody Beetroots - Talkin' In My Sleep
- The Killers – Spaceman (Steve Aoki & The Bloody Beetroots Remix)
- Tiga - Mind Dimension
- Tommy Vee & Mauro Ferrucci with CeCe Rogers - Stay
- U-God feat. GZA & Scotty Wotty - Stomp Da Roach
- Vitalic - Second Lives
- Zoo Brazil feat. Adam Sky - Circle Jerk
- Zuper Blahq - Here We Go
2010
- All Leather - Mystery Meat
- Etienne de Crécy - Welcome
- Goose - Can't Stop Me Now
- Proxy - Vibrate
- The Chemical Brothers - Dissolve
2011
- Refused - New Noise (The Bloody Beetroots & Steve Aoki Remix)
- Britney Spears - Till the World Ends
- Hervé feat. Marina Gasolina – Baseball Bat
- SomethingALaMode - Versailles No Bara
- Congorock - Ivory
2012
- Theophilus London - Why Even Try (Bloody Beetroots Remix) & (Bloody Beetroots Remix - Unreleased Version)
- Killing Joke - Corporate Elect - In Cythera (Bloody Beetroots Remix)
Notes[edit]
- ^ "The Bloody Beetroots Bio, Music, News & Shows". DJZ.com. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ^ a b The Bloody Beetroots Biography, retrieved 27 February 2009
- ^ "EA’s FIFA Soccer 09 soundtrack scores". EA Sports. 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ "Bloody Beetroots launch social network "Church of Noise"". ElectroJams. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ http://www.thebloodybeetrootsofficial.com/promo/title-for-the-new-bloody-beetroots-single-feat-tai-bart-b-more/
