Death Disco: Back To Their Roots

Italian duo Bloody Beetroots consist of Bobby Rifo and Tommy Tea, falling neatly into the mysterious musical genre that is 'fidget house'. From humble beginnings in the Italian hamlet of Bassano del Grappa, the pair have quickly risen to a level of infamy on the global club circuit.
Donning lawsuit baiting masks and leaping from the mixer into the crowd in a single bound, Bloody Beetroots are an attention grabbing duo. Whilst the pair come together for DJ sets the production work is done solely by Rifo. His music and remixes have become the staple of music blogs and several of his tracks have appeared in video games this year.
Rifo's background is rooted firmly in classical and punk music with a strong interest in comic book artists. In January 2007 Rifo created the Bloody Beetroots alter ego for the creation of his electronic music. After remixing the likes of Etienne De Crecy and Alex Gopher and embarking on an extensive world tour, things show no signs of slowing down.

In 2007, Bloody Beetroots were signed to the U.S. label, Dim Mak, created by sickening hipster twat Steve Aoki. Both EPs Rombo and Cornelius were released in 2008, shortly followed this year by Warp. Both Warp and Cornelius made it into the iTunes Top Ten Albums Chart, with Bobby seeing his die hard blogger fanbase following him through to the next stage of his success. Cornelius is an unusual project which manages to combine fashion, cinema and literature into a tribute to British science fiction writer Michael Moorcock and his antihero character Jerry Cornelius. The video, conceived by Rufo and directed by Mathieu Danet became a minor viral hit. Not wanting to be pigeon-holed, Bobby Rifo and Steve Aoki have recently gone on to form a hardcore punk band under the banner Rifoki. Their debut release is produced by Giulio Favero of Teatro Degli Orrori and is expected next year.

As for future plans, Rufo will be continuing his world tour, joining up with Tommy Tea for the club appearances. The debut LP Romborama is released this month and features collaborations with The Cool Kids, Vicarious Bliss, Justin Pearson from The Locust and others. Staying true to his life long love of comic books, the album artwork has been designed by graphic novel artist Tanino Liberatore.