Other Andy Beck // A:B:S
ABS - Juicebox Mix August 2015

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After years spent soaking up a soundtrack of hardcore, techno, D&B, house & breaks Andy decided it was time to step the other side of the decks and A:B:S was born. Although originally making his name as a breaks DJ, A:B:S’s sound has evolved into a mixture of techno, electro house & breaks, complete with a hefty dose of acid for good measure. The epitome of Tech-Funk.

Since his first gig in 2007 A:B:S has played in numerous venues around the East of England alongside the likes of Riva Starr, Tom Hades, Plump DJs, Elite Force, Specimen A, Frogs In Socks, Apply The Breaks, DK (Ninja Tune), DJ Cheeba & Drums Of Death amongst others. As well as venturing further afield to play his first festival gig at NASSfest 08 alongside Merka and Ben & Lex. In June 2010 he played his long overdue first London gig supporting the legendary Basement Jaxx. August 2011 saw him become a resident with the Tech-Funk Depot, starting off supporting Hybrid & Dave Spoon in Brixton, following on to playing at Lot 49’s Fracture Halloween party alongside Meat Katie & Vandal. In summer 2012 A:B:S also made a return to the festival circuit playing at Strawberry Fields in Leicester followed up with a triumphant set at Jelly Fest in Norfolk. A:B:S' versatility takes him from playing pounding techno in a grimey basement party one week to supporting the Plump DJs the next.

Andy launched his own Mind-Funk clubnight in December 2011. Based at Tribal nightclub in Colchester, Mind-Funk has seen the likes of Meat Katie, Elite Force, Dopamine, Rektchordz, Lee Coombs, Hedflux, Caninesounds, Vandal, Neurodriver, Ways & Means & The Omega Men all grace the decks.

Never one to just sit back, and not content with just DJing & promoting, A:B:S has now stepped into the world of production. His debut single 'Seqtronic' gathered attention from a number of labels and was quickly snapped up by established Bristol based Dead Famous Records, released in October 2012. Since then he's gone on to remix Vandal's epic 'Vision In Leather' single, Ways & Means' glitch hop track Don't Think Not and Dirt Revolver's Soul Surfer single which hit No 32 in the Beatport Breaks chart. His next single 'Frostbite' carried on from this and hit number 27. Since then he's released more tracks and remixes on Aux, Benefit, Australia's Box Set Records and Elliptical Sun Records.

Over the years Andy has also been a regular radio host spending 2 years hosting the >>Forward Thinking>> show on iBreaks radio, then in 2010 moving to Breakspoll award nominated Rough Tempo where he spent 2 years hosting a weekly show pushing a more techno orientated sound, until leaving in October 2012 to dedicate his time to production.