Ok, So I admit I didn’t have much background on the Bloody Beetroots. I knew they were an Italian DJ duo that made some intense electro mash up-y sounds. My boyfriend wants to have their babies, so I heard about them quite a bit but I didn’t really know a whole lot.
Anyway, when he heard they were playing at Ottobar in Baltimore on a Wednesday- randomly- he basically pooped his pants and convinced me to go. So, I am not that pumped to party on a Wednesday ( I also had to catch a 7 am plane) then I am less pumped when I find out that the BB’s don’t go on until midnight. Poopytown.
However, by 11pm there was an impressive crowd for a school night. The Opening DJs did a good job of hyping up the crowd. I watched from the balcony above as, what I am guessing were, 18 year old MICA students grind their teeth, take 10000 pictures of each other, sexy dancing and pounding the stage with their fists. They were ready to party. Seriously, it’s Wednesday?
So finally, the Bloody Beetroots go on stage and all out pandemonium breaks loose. They emerge wearing their usual spider man type mask, tight pants and 100% fist pumping energy. What they proceed to do, is basically smash our brains into a jelly- mixing Rage Against the Machine into electro, 50s jams into hard basslines and their own shit with Timbaland and all sorts of other goodies. It’s a big melange as far as melanges go. And yeah, ok, lots of other duos do the same but this just felt right, at least I liked it better than MSTRKRFT at 930 club.
Some crazy shirtless photog guy dances on stage holding a large Italian flag. You can base the nights’ craziness-progression by how he held the flag. First he held it outstretched behind the BBs, waving it proudly-coherently. Next, he just draped it across he shoulders and swung it around his head Petey Pablo style, occasionally opening it up. Finally, it was a crumbled rag that he shook around in his hand, eyes glazed over, stumbling.
I can honestly say, it was one of the best DJ duo shows I have seen based solely on crowd response and excitement. I can’t really evaluate them technically, as I am not a DJ nor really understand what Serato or all that other mumbo-jumbo is. If you get a chance to see them, please go. It was fun. A lot of fun.
Here is some ridiculous music video type thing ( looks like they are in hipster paradise)
Here they are At PukkelPop festival
Here are some songs:
Ive been waiting for them to come anywhere near DC for almost 3 years and it was insanely fucking worth it! Im kind of happy someone on BYT knows them… now. It fucking ruled, I wear my Beetroots shirt everywhere.
KRFT @ Sonar > KRFT anywhere in DC.
April 10, 2009 at 8:28 pmi don’t remember seeing you on balcony, but that was THE best spot to be for the show. And for future reference they don’t use serato or laptops at all. Just cds and cdjs.
April 11, 2009 at 6:46 pmI was the ridiculous girl going insane up front punching my fists in every direction. I just absolutely love the Bloody Beetroots and I’d do it again regardless what day of the week it is.
April 12, 2009 at 6:54 pmGinny, I def remember you guys. Your arm looked like it was gonna fly off. I was the guy sitting/hanging off the railing. Was waving the italian flag at one point too. GOD I love the bloody beetroots.
What up Lorenzo!
April 12, 2009 at 8:52 pmA def swell affair. I was so pumped I almost pooped my tight pants, basically. An insanely electrifying malange. Proudly crazy flag-waving too. You can base by the level of fist-pumping energy that can basically smash your brains. If there is one DJ duo that is the shit, it’s this one. I shit you not, basically.
April 13, 2009 at 12:19 pmI was also the other ridiculous girl going insane with Ginny in the front with the pounding fists. My brother is a dj, so i guess the excitement runs in the family.
April 15, 2009 at 4:14 pm
haha im the italian crazy man! do you have pictures of the event? because im trying to get some from a different perspective, so add me on facebook! or send me an email or anything
April 10, 2009 at 6:52 pm