The Beatfreaks is a 3-man electronic music trio from London, U.K. Peter Litchfield (Lix), Anthony Pelekanou, and Brian Johnson (Bizzy B), formed the group in 2000.
Over a 20-year period, the unmistakable Beatfreaks sound has blessed DJ sets in the UK Garage, Breaks, Dubstep, and Electronic music genres.
The Beatfreaks discography spans 23 single releases and 15 major label compilation album features, topped of by a ‘Bass Anthology’ album.
Their most famous track is the timeless Speakerbox; championed by the legendary DJ EZ and subsequently signed by EMI music. Other classics include pirate radio smash Original Badboy, and fan favourites Switch, Fire, and Twelves
The trio also remixed DJ Luck & MC Neat’s top 40 track Irie, and Second Protocol’s chart smash Basslick
Beatfreaks music is still heard in both retro and modern DJ sets and original vinyl copies of their works are well sought after.
In 2018, popular electronic music DJ Francesco Del Garda reignited popularity in a 2003 Beatfreaks track named ‘Test Press‘, with copies of the original pressing changing hands for over £100.
The track attracted interest from a number of independent labels and was eventually licensed to Dr Banana and released in October 2019.
The 10″ vinyl sold out on pre-order within days of being announced. A digital release is scheduled for November 2019 and will be available across all major streaming platforms.
Vinyl copies of the Beatfreaks early works are rare and well sought after.
In 2018/19, popular electronic music DJ Francesco Del Garda reignited popularity in a 2003 Beatfreaks track named Test Press, with copies of the original pressing changing hands for over £100.
The track attracted interest from a number of independent labels and was eventually signed by ‘Dr Banana’ and released in October 2019.
The 10″ vinyl sold out on pre-order within days of being announced. A digital release followed in February 2020.
2020 marks the 20th year of Beatfreaks music, and May 2020 saw the release of Speakerbox 4/4, a VIP dubplate mix of the Beatfreaks classic track that features a unique Mozart piano intro.