THE BLOODY BEETROOTS RETURN IN 2024

(photo by Federico Cunial)

“The Baddest Man In Electronic Music” aka The Bloody Beetroots aka Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo returns with a new label and new music in 2024. Today, the popular Italian recording artist, songwriter and producer unleashes the explosive track “This is Blood,” featuring N8NOFACE and Teddy Killerz, which continues to push forward Rifo’s rock-meets-dance crossover sound.

The track is the first single to be released from his two-part series, The Bloody Beetroots Forever Pt. 1 & Pt. 2, which will be released via Out of Line Music.

Says Rifo, “Working with N8NOFACE and Teddy Killerz was something else. This is Blood! It’s pure, raw aggression—a punch straight out of the chaos we’re all living in. The Baddest.”

Out of Line Music Founder André Kobliha adds, “For me, The Bloody Beetroots is a natural development at Out of Line, it’s the perfect culmination of our musical roots, our current soundscape and where we strive to be. Delivering the unexpected and unconventional is what we do best and I‘m incredibly excited to work with an artist that has intrigued me for many years past and, I’m sure, many years to come.“

And Nick Walters-Ocean, EVP of A&R shares, “The opportunity to work alongside one of the most influential artists in the electronic music scene is an honor. The Bloody Beetroots has no limits or boundaries – an evolving, genre-bending machine that is real to its core. These are the reasons it seemed natural to invite “the baddest man in electronic music” to the Out of Line family. This is the culture and mindset that drives and inspires everything we do. This is Blood.”

In early 2025, The Bloody Beetroots will return to the stage with three shows with more to be announced over the next few weeks.

February 8 London, UK @ Dingwalls

April 25 Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre

May 2 New York, NY @ Webster Hall

Tickets are available now at www.bloodybeetroots.com.

All of it comes ahead of the 20^th anniversary of The Bloody Beetroots in 2025. Inspired by his lifelong love of punk rock and comics, Rifo first introduced The Bloody Beetroots in 2006, offering music fans an intense sound that mixes classical training and a passion for electronic music into an edgy rock-meets-dance hybrid.

After the critically acclaimed debut LP Romborama, featuring the iconic “Warp 1.9” with Steve Aoki, dropped in 2009, the second LP Hide in 2013 successfully migrated into crossover territory with collaborations with rock and alternative icons like Paul McCartney and Tommy Lee. By 2017’s The Great Electronic Swindle, Rifo continued the electronic-rock narrative with guest spots from Perry Farrell, Jet, Gallows, Deap Vally and more.

Two additional EPs, 2019’s Heavy (with Zhu and Dr. Fresch) and 2021’s The Catastrophists (with Tom Morello) have continued to push The Bloody Beetroots forward, while appearing in games like MXGP Prom, Madden NFL, Asphalt, FIFA, Need For Speed, UFC, RiMS Racing and commercials by BMW, Fiat, Lancome, Ducati and many others as well as live shows around the globe including appearances at Coachella, Lollapalooza, Prima Vera, Pink Pop, Fuji Rock and more.

(photos by Jen Rosenstein)

The Bloody Beetroots is the creation of Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo. Inspired by his lifelong love of punk rock and comics, Rifo unleashed The Bloody Beetroots in the early 2000s and has since crafted an intense sound that mixes his classical training, his punk rock obsession and his passion for electronic music into an edgy rock-meets-dance hybrid sound.

The Bloody Beetroots first exploded on the scene via his critically acclaimed debut LP ‘Romborama,’ feat. the iconic “Warp 1.9” with Steve Aoki, both of which helped launch the American EDM boom at the end of the 2000s. His sophomore LP, ‘Hide,’ featured crossover tracks with rock and alt icons like Paul McCartney, Tommy Lee and more. Rifo’s third LP, ‘The Great Electronic Swindle’ (2017), continued the electronic-rock narrative via collaborations with Perry Farrell, Jet, Gallows, Deap Vally and more.  In 2019, The Bloody Beetroots released the ‘Heavy’ EP, which saw Rifo revisiting his classic electro style and featured collaborations with Zhu and Dr. Fresch, as well as three new solo originals.  2021 saw Bob pair with Tom Morello to release The Catastrophists EP. And Bob provided the entire 16 track soundtrack to the RiMS Racing video game. 10 classics and 6 brand new tracks that have now been released as the Official RiMS Racing Soundtrack.

The Bloody Beetroots has performed his boundary-pushing full live band shows and DJ sets around the globe on headline tours and at every major music festival including Coachella, Lollapalooza, Prima Vera, Pink Pop, Fuji Rock and more.

Out of Line Music is an independent record label located in Berlin, Germany, Miami, Florida, and Las Vegas, Nevada. Founded in 1995, Out of Line holds true to its values and remains home to those breaking the norms and stepping out of conformity. A place for those that wander off the beaten path, offering cutting-edge music that resonates with those who feel left out.

In an effort to secure dominance in all territories and a proven safe-haven for artists, the label recently appointed industry veteran Nick Ocean-Walters (formerly at Sumerian) as EVP of A&R and GM of North America.

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