BETA - The Armory Podcast 003

This week we are thrilled to welcome London-based producer, BETA (aka Ian Loveday), to The Armory! For his appearance on the podcast, Loveday put together this tasty, one-hour breaks mixset which includes several as yet unreleased bombshells all forthcoming on his brand new imprint, Succession Records.

BETA began DJing in the early 2000s and has since been entertaining crowds across the globe with his own, unique brand of breakbeat. An accomplished producer, BETA's influences range from funk to drum-and-bass to indie and every style in between. A mainstay in the Beatport charts, his singles and remixes released on well-known imprints such as Electroshok Records, Bombtraxx and Dusted Breaks are supported by some of the biggest names from the international scene including Hybrid, Paul Oakenfold, The Crystal Method and DJ Icey.

2013 brings an exciting new venture for Mr. Loveday: the launch of his own label, Succession Records. "The new label is really an opportunity for me to release a more varied style of music and build myself as an artist", says Loveday. "It's a really exciting time for underground music and there are some great records coming out, so i figured it made sense to start something fresh."

Of his immediate plans for Succession Loveday wrote, "I wanted to get the look and feel of the label locked down, so I'm working with some cool artists and I hope to launch a really nice website soon. At this stage, Succession will look to have 6-8 releases a year and we'll take things from there. I'll be getting remixers involved as soon as the third release is finished."

If you live in London or will be out that way this weekend, you can catch BETA alongside the venerable Meat Katie and Plump DJs at Brixton Jamm this Friday, September 27th from 10 PM. For pre-sale tickets and more informaton visit www.brixton.fatsoma.com/events/91560/.

Tracklist

1. Forma - Aebeloe (Farver)
2. Beta - Looking Out For Me (CDR)
3. Badger - Dat Gurl (Blaq Records)
4. Beta - Heard a Beat (Succession Records)
5. Maison Sky - Mode (Rinse)
6. Beta - Drop (Succession Records)
7. Jimmy Edgar - Strike (Ultramajic)
8. Beta - Bad Santa (Succession Records)
9. Beta - Ghetto Kid (Succession Records)
10. Blanilla - Apply the Breaks Feat Kidd Linus Sara Taigher (CDR)
11. Kid Digital & Rubi Dan - Attack the Speaker (CDR)
12. Beta - I Love You (Succession Records)
13. Beta - Mad Rhythm (Succession Records)
14. Charlie Kane & Hironimus Bosch - Kick Shifter (AUX)

For more information on BETA visit:

www.facebook.com/betasounds
www.soundcloud.com/betasounds
www.twitter.com/breakbeta

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