{"id":7936,"date":"2026-01-09T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/5-albums-i-cant-live-without-the-bloody-beetroots\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:00:00","slug":"5-albums-i-cant-live-without-the-bloody-beetroots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/5-albums-i-cant-live-without-the-bloody-beetroots\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Albums I Can\u2019t Live Without:\u00a0The Bloody Beetroots"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/by-Luca-Rizzardi-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" alt=\"The Bloody Beetroots. (Credit: Luca Rizzardi)\"><figcaption>The Bloody Beetroots. (Credit: Luca Rizzardi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bloodybeetroots.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Bloody Beetroots<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2026\/01\/morrissey-new-album\/\">Mope Springs Eternal As Morrissey Confirms New Album<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2026\/01\/megan-moroney-cloud-9-tracklist\/\">Megan Moroney Welcomes Sheeran, Musgraves On \u2018Cloud 9\u2019<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2026\/01\/why-ces-matters-more-than-ever\/\">Why CES Matters More Than Ever<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best known for<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0People call me\u00a0\u201cthe baddest man in electronic music.\u201d I answer to Bob. I also cook.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current city<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0I live on the road, but I land in two places: Bassano del Grappa\u00a0(Italy)\u00a0and Los Angeles, where my team runs base.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Really want to be in<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0One day I\u2019ll open\u00a0Bob<strong>\u2019<\/strong>s\u2014a beachside\u00a0shack\u00a0in the Balearics. I\u2019ll serve Mojitos, tell stories, and finally exhale. I\u2019m getting there\u2026slowly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Excited about<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Fresh off\u00a0<em>FOREVER PART ONE<\/em>\u00a0(released in October)\u2014I\u2019m stacking ideas for\u00a0<em>Part Two<\/em>. Chaos is good. New cuts coming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My current music collection has a lot of<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Heavy rotation is metalcore right now, with Kublai Khan TX on top. I still save room for Nils Frahm\u2019s instrumentals for space, and Ed Rush\u2019s caustic, distorted drum-and-bass for pressure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And a little bit of<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Making space for electronic punk rock with Bobby Wolfgang, rap-grime-metal with PENGSHUi, and\u00a0synth punk\u00a0from N8NOFACE.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preferred format<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0I live on streaming for convenience, but reflection happens on vinyl. Space and time stretch differently, and it honors the bond between artist and listener.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-albums-i-can-t-live-without\"><strong><u>5 Albums I Can\u2019t Live Without:<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mezzanine-massive-attack\"><strong><em>Mezzanine<\/em>,\u00a0Massive Attack<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1266\" height=\"1232\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Mezzanine-Massive-Attack.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-651714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Mezzanine-Massive-Attack.png 1266w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Mezzanine-Massive-Attack-340x331.png 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Mezzanine-Massive-Attack-768x747.png 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Mezzanine-Massive-Attack-498x485.png 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1266px) 100vw, 1266px\"><\/figure>\n<p><em>Mezzanine<\/em>\u00a0by Massive Attack, 1998. My real doorway into trip hop and the record that pushed me inward. On vinyl,\u00a0\u201cAngel\u201d sets the tone\u2014sub-bass like concrete, guitars grinding, drums that lope instead of sprint. It taught me that space is an instrument, restraint makes distortion hit harder, and vocals can be texture as much as message. My first Massive show was at the Arena di Verona in Italy\u2014those songs hit center mass, pure pressure. I once met Daddy G at an airport, same boarding gate, and I thanked him for the emotional weight this album put in my life. Real growth moments. Since then\u00a0<em>Mezzanine<\/em>\u00a0has been a north star for weight, patience, and negative space\u2014press play and the city goes dark, the story starts.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2\">2<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-fat-of-the-land-the-prodigy\"><strong><em>The Fat of the Land<\/em>,\u00a0The Prodigy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1240\" height=\"1216\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/The-Fat-of-the-Land-The-Prodigy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-651711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/The-Fat-of-the-Land-The-Prodigy.png 1240w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/The-Fat-of-the-Land-The-Prodigy-340x333.png 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/The-Fat-of-the-Land-The-Prodigy-768x753.png 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/The-Fat-of-the-Land-The-Prodigy-498x488.png 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\"><\/figure>\n<p><em>The Fat of the Land<\/em>\u00a0by The Prodigy, 1997. I was neck-deep in sampling back then\u2014still playing in local punk bands, not yet understanding crossover. This record handed me the key that later became The Bloody Beetroots. It\u2019s a milestone, all muscle and hypnosis, built to yank you into another dimension. It taught me that breakbeats can hit like guitars, that distortion and groove can share the same spine, that attitude is an instrument. Decades later I still reach for it when I write\u2014it steers decisions, tempo, negative space, the bite on a snare. Keith is gone, but this album makes him appear right in front of me every time I press play. I\u2019ve seen The Prodigy live many times; they remain immortal, like the music. Eternal respect for the key this record handed me.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3\">3<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-never-mind-the-bollocks-here-s-the-sex-pistols-sex-pistols\"><strong><em>Never Mind the Bollocks,\u00a0Here<\/em><\/strong><em>\u2019<strong>s the Sex Pistols<\/strong><\/em><strong>,\u00a0Sex Pistols<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1287\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Never-Mind-the-Bollucks-Sex-Pistols-1290x1287.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-651710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Never-Mind-the-Bollucks-Sex-Pistols-1290x1287.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Never-Mind-the-Bollucks-Sex-Pistols-340x339.jpg 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Never-Mind-the-Bollucks-Sex-Pistols-768x766.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Never-Mind-the-Bollucks-Sex-Pistols-498x497.jpg 498w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Never-Mind-the-Bollucks-Sex-Pistols.jpg 1449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"><\/figure>\n<p><em>Never Mind the Bollocks, Here<\/em><em>\u2019<\/em><em>s the Sex Pistols<\/em>\u20141977. The root of everything I am sits here. Beginning and end of punk. Caustic, fast, necessary. I was born in 1977 and I\u2019ve got the year tattooed on my chest like a flag. I dug the vinyl out of my uncle\u2019s collection as a kid, dropped it on an old turntable, pressed play, and my life changed course. Favorites are\u00a0\u201cGod Save the Queen\u201d and\u00a0\u201cAnarchy in the U.K.\u201d I guard a French 7-inch in black, white, and blue like a relic. Impossible to leave behind, impossible to forget\u2014some days it hunts me and I\u2019m the prey. Long live Uncle Steve Jones.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4\">4<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-endtroducing-dj-shadow\"><strong><em>Endtroducing\u2026<\/em>,\u00a0DJ Shadow<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1236\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Endtroducing-DJ-Shadow-1290x1236.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-651712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Endtroducing-DJ-Shadow-1290x1236.png 1290w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Endtroducing-DJ-Shadow-340x326.png 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Endtroducing-DJ-Shadow-768x736.png 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Endtroducing-DJ-Shadow-498x477.png 498w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Endtroducing-DJ-Shadow.png 1470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"><\/figure>\n<p><em>Endtroducing<\/em>\u2014DJ Shadow, 1996. When trip hop, breakbeats, and big beat hit mainstream, I fell hard for this record.\u00a0\u201cBuilding Steam with a Grain of Salt\u201d still gives me chills. The whole album became the soundtrack to a period of searching, an encyclopedia I keep rereading to catch the references and the tiny shifts in tone. It taught me that collage can be composition, that space carries memory, that drums can feel like dust in sunlight. It also pushed me to buy my first Akai sampler and hook it to an Atari 1040ST, start chopping grooves, and take my first real steps into beat production. Still a master map in my head.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5\">5<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-once-upon-a-time-in-the-west-ennio-morricone\"><strong><em>Once Upon a Time in the West<\/em>,\u00a0Ennio Morricone<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1286\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Once-Upon-a-Time-in-the-West-Ennio-Morricone-1290x1286.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-651713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Once-Upon-a-Time-in-the-West-Ennio-Morricone-1290x1286.png 1290w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Once-Upon-a-Time-in-the-West-Ennio-Morricone-340x339.png 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Once-Upon-a-Time-in-the-West-Ennio-Morricone-768x766.png 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Once-Upon-a-Time-in-the-West-Ennio-Morricone-498x497.png 498w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/01\/Once-Upon-a-Time-in-the-West-Ennio-Morricone.png 1384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"><\/figure>\n<p><em>Once Upon a Time in the West<\/em>\u2014Ennio Morricone, 2016 (compilation,\u00a032 songs!!!). The last record I can\u2019t live without. It\u2019s a compilation\u2014and still not enough\u2014because everything Ennio wrote is master\u2019s level, and it was my real entry point into orchestral music through cinema. This is the Italian sound that runs in my veins, the one I\u2019ve been bound to since childhood. When I strip off what people project onto me, Ennio walks me through the switchbacks of life\u2014deep melodies and harmonies that steady the soul.\u00a0\u201cGood Luck, Jack,\u201d \u201cMy Name Is Nobody,\u201d and the holy weight of\u00a0\u201cMan with a Harmonica.\u201d I once drove out to Death Valley just to arrive with that theme blasting and step out of the car into silence. Masterful, singular, unrepeatable.<\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bloody Beetroots. 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