Chemical Coercion is out now! Vinyl and digital copies are now available from: https://betatestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/chemical-coercion

A beta test involves taking something from the studio to a limited audience for testing.  As such, Beta tests the crossover between experimental architecture and dancefloor delivery, endeavouring to lay down enough glitches to scratch your bass beard whilst breaking funkier than James Brown’s good foot.

Having evolved from its Midland roots and releases on sub label Beta Birmingham, Beta Test Records presents it’s debut album ‘Chemical Coercion’. 

Covering a spectrum of impeccably detailed Hip Hop inspired electronics featuring 8 tracks plus, a bespoke series of chemical cuts and specially selected scratches from 3 x DMC World Supremacy Champion Mr Switch, Chemical Coercion will satisfy the most hardened veteran future b-boys and 21st century turntable technicians.

Available both digitally and as a limited edition 180g bass-heavy battlewax, Chemical Coercion features a wanted list of the bass music genres’ pre-eminent producers.

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TEST-001 // Chemical Coercion Clips - Vinyl & Digital OUT NOW!

Chemical Coercion is out now! Vinyl and digital copies are now available from: betatestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/chem…l-coercion

Quite simply, we think vinyl sounds better! Plus, the physical copy of Chemical Coercion features specially selected, road tested bonus scratches from each of the 8 tracks by 3 X DMC Champion Mr Switch, THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE AS PART OF THE DIGITAL RELEASE! Presented in 180g black vinyl for maximum bass boost and high gloss finished full colour artwork. If you don't play vinyl it's no problem! Chemical Coercion will be available from all major digital retailers too. Join us via your preferred social media sites for updates.


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Mike Wallis and Sam Ashwell have been hanging out together since a chance meeting two decades ago at a mutual friends house in Wimbledon. Both went on to study sound engineering, one at City of Westminster and one at Kingston Uni. They began DJ’ing together playing student nights in Kingston and have gone on to DJ across the globe from Prague to LA passing by Miami and Barcelona amongst many other places along the way. 

Mike and Sam started producing instrumental hip hop together under the pseudonym ‘Abstrakt Knights’ back in 1999 on Wrong Tom’s Halflife Records before releasing on Erratica Records, Uncharted Audio, 10 Year Noose and Colony Productions over the next few years. 

The pair began writing under the name ‘Psi Spy and Diagoro’ as their sound changed in to a more dance floor orientated electro sound and releases on Andrea Parker’s ‘Touchin Bass Records’, ADJ & Pathic’s ‘Pyramid Transmissions’ and Sync 24’s ‘Cultivated Electronics’ imprints followed. 

During this time their own label ‘Colony Productions’ which was born in 2001 began expanding it’s roster to include artists such as Crunch (Mike Wallis & Dave Tipper), Cane aka Funckarma, Opiuo, Vent (Sam Ashwell & Dan Havers), Bran Richards, Schema, Mouldy Soul, Tryptich, Krossbow, Earegular, RD as well as many others. 

The latest incarnation from these two comes in the form of ‘Basik’ and has come together after a few years of not working in the studio together and instead concentrating on their label and other projects. Sam now finds himself the creative director of 750mph and an award winning Sound Designer and Mike has been concentrating on producing of another kind and now has a 6 year old daughter and is one half of Dj and production duo ‘Krymes’ alongside Ben Parker aka Lone Drum.

The first track to be unleashed under the new ‘Basik’ moniker ‘End of Days’ is of a bass heavy and glitchy, mid-tempo style and is representative of the glitch hop sound that is fast becoming an alternative for the dubstep and drum and bass heads around the globe and can be found exclusively on Beta Test Records.

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TEST-001 // Basik - End Of Days [CLIP] OUT NOW!

Chemical Coercion is out now! Vinyl and digital copies are now available from: betatestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/chem…l-coercion

We are currently still waiting on further digital distributor links which will follow shortly but you can purchase digitally via Beatport here:

http://www.beatport.com/release/chemical-coercion/1224913

Quite simply, we think vinyl sounds better! Plus, the physical copy of Chemical Coercion features specially selected, road tested bonus scratches from each of the 8 tracks by 3 X DMC Champion Mr Switch, THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE AS PART OF THE DIGITAL RELEASE! Presented in 180g black vinyl for maximum bass boost and high gloss finished full colour artwork. If you don't play vinyl it's no problem! Chemical Coercion will be available from all major digital retailers too. Join us via your preferred social media sites for updates.

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Having started writing and producing with an Atari ST and Akai S950 at the age of 16, using his parent’s vast record collection of Rock, Soul and Reggae as inspiration, he soon moved to Liverpool to pursue an education in sound technology. Initially he made his name in the nu skool breaks and drum & bass scenes as party of the renowned Entity crew with releases on Intercom, Viper Recordings, CIA, Cyberfunk, Funkatech, Fusetrax and more, turning out speaker shattering original beats and remixes and establishing himself as a name to watch and a producer to check for.

In recent times he’s switched up his style and turned his attentions to establishing his unique sound, bridging the gap between the contemporary sounds of mid-tempo breaks and glitch hop. In 2009 he launched Skanky Panky Records alongside long time cohorts sixAM. Skanky Panky has since established itself as one of the leading lights of the UK glitch hop scene with an expansive remit that has brought together low end theories from all four corners of the globe, ensuring bass fanatics are consistently catered for with their high quality releases and dedication to getting all our parties started.	

A steady flow of solo material, collaborative releases and official and unofficial remixes released through Skanky Panky, Empathy Recs NZ, and now Beta Test have ensured William Breakspear’s glitched up beats, frenetic bass and stuttered riddims have made their way into the record crates of many an international DJ; from Solid Steel’s DJ Food and Cheeba to Mochipet, Parker and beyond. These caught the ears of Rocstar label boss Cut La Roc, leading him to sign Mr Breakspear up for an album deal. "Bardcore" was released May 2012. Stay tuned for more  coming atchya real soon…

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TEST-001 // William Breakspear & Whitenoiseboy - Solar Storms [CLIP] OUT NOW!

Chemical Coercion is out now! Vinyl and digital copies are now available from: betatestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/chem…l-coercion

Quite simply, we think vinyl sounds better! Plus, the physical copy of Chemical Coercion features specially selected, road tested bonus scratches from each of the 8 tracks by 3 X DMC Champion Mr Switch, THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE AS PART OF THE DIGITAL RELEASE! Presented in 180g black vinyl for maximum bass boost and high gloss finished full colour artwork. If you don't play vinyl it's no problem! Chemical Coercion will be available from all major digital retailers too. Join us via your preferred social media sites for updates.

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Tom Excell, is an excitingly eclectic producer from East Anglia now based in Leeds, UK. Known for crafting a range of electronic music in a uniquely intricate yet underground style. He has a musical background as a classically trained guitarist, coupled with a penchant for extreme bass frequencies, you can understand how Excell is opening up a world of technical, sub-destroying possibilities in each track he produces.

When performing as a live act you can expect to hear a range of twisted, beat-driven madness, combining a subtle selection of Reggae, Jungle, Hip-Hop, Swing and beyond.  As a DJ, Excell has been mashing it up round the UK for the last 5 years, appearing at festivals such as Beat Hurder, Surise, Kendal Calling, Eden, Glade, Boomtown, Soundwave Croatia and Kendal Calling.

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TEST-001 // Tom Excell - Silly Anderson [CLIP] OUT NOW!

Chemical Coercion is out now! Vinyl and digital copies are now available from: betatestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/chem…l-coercion

Quite simply, we think vinyl sounds better! Plus, the physical copy of Chemical Coercion features specially selected, road tested bonus scratches from each of the 8 tracks by 3 X DMC Champion Mr Switch, THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE AS PART OF THE DIGITAL RELEASE! Presented in 180g black vinyl for maximum bass boost and high gloss finished full colour artwork. If you don't play vinyl it's no problem! Chemical Coercion will be available from all major digital retailers too. Join us via your preferred social media sites for updates.

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Shamanic Technology takes elements of Glitch Hop, Crunk, Swagga, IDM, Neurohop, DnB and Dubstep and fuses them together with melody and bass to create conscious, omni-tempo music for the bass rituals of tomorrow. Shamanic Technology is music for the glitch generation, a shamanic brew of audio soup, a sonic blue pill for those trapped in the matrix of the mundane.

2012 has been an amazing year for Shamanic Technology and his onslaught on the bass scene has been nothing short of formidable. With upcoming releases on Adapted, Beta Test, Tycho & Be Green and with DJ sets and live showcases at UK Festivals including; Glade, The Secret Garden Party, Noisily and Leopalluza and the mighty Burning Man in North America. He’s made regular guest appearances on Glitch FM and events up and down the UK such as Uppercut, Donkey Punch, The Badgers Nutz and Secret Walls. 

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TEST-001 // Shamanic Technology - Kaiju [CLIP] OUT NOW!

Chemical Coercion is out now! Vinyl and digital copies are now available from: betatestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/chem…l-coercion

Quite simply, we think vinyl sounds better! Plus, the physical copy of Chemical Coercion features specially selected, road tested bonus scratches from each of the 8 tracks by 3 X DMC Champion Mr Switch, THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE AS PART OF THE DIGITAL RELEASE! Presented in 180g black vinyl for maximum bass boost and high gloss finished full colour artwork. If you don't play vinyl it's no problem! Chemical Coercion will be available from all major digital retailers too. Join us via your preferred social media sites for updates.

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Spenghead [ˈtiːˌkʌp]
n.
1.a rotten hunk of uliginose bass music.
2.A small cup used with a saucer for serving tea.

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TEST-001 // Spenghead - Gargantuan Cuttlefish Liasons [CLIP] OUT NOW!

Beta Test Records is the UK's premier Glitch Hop and Neuro Hop vinyl specialist!

A beta test involves taking something from the studio to a limited audience for testing.  As such, Beta tests the crossover between experimental architecture and dancefloor delivery, endeavouring to lay down enough glitches to scratch your bass beard whilst breaking funkier than James Brown’s good foot. 

Our debut album is out now! Available both digitally and as a limited edition 180g bass-heavy battlewax, Chemical Coercion features a wanted list of the bass music genres’ pre-eminent producers.

Beta Test run a monthly radio show for UK Glitch Hop broadcasting on Bassport.FM which regularly features guest mixes and interviews from some of the meanest gremlins on the glitch circuit. The UK Glitch Hop Show runs every Wednesday from 8 - 9pm [GMT] - More details are available via the UK Glitch Hop Facebook and Soundcloud page.

www.betatestrecords.com