The Beatmasters are an English electronic music group who gained success in the UK in the late 1980s with four top 20 hit singles. They then went on to

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and remix

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for many other artists. The group's string of chart hit singles include "Burn It Up", "Hey DJ! (I Can't Dance to that Music You're Playing)", "Who's in the House" (featuring Merlin) and "

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". The latter, having been recorded in 1986, is one of the earliest examples of

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and most likely the first song of the genre. Hip house is a subgenre of house music which features

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vocals performed over a house rhythm track. Their initial success brought comparisons with pop record producers

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, but the Beatmasters cited rival producers

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as their major competitor.

Formation

Manda Glanfield and Paul Carter (both regulars on the

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scene) were working in the TV commercial

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industry where they were introduced to third member, Richard Walmsley. Signing to the burgeoning

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, they joined labelmates Bomb the Bass and

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in regularly appearing in the

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of the

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during 1988 and 1989. The group had seven UK chart singles, including the No. 14 hit "Burn It Up", which featured P. P. Arnold and "

" with the

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, which was their first and biggest hit, peaking at No. 5 in early 1988. Another notable single was "Hey DJ - I Can't Dance to that Music You're Playing" / "Ska Train", which introduced the rapper/singer

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to the general public and gave the group a No. 7 chart hit in 1989. They released two

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s under the Beatmasters moniker: '' Anywayawanna'' (1989) and ''Life & Soul'' (1992). These albums were later repackaged on BMG Records under the title ''Anywayawanna – The Best of the Beatmasters'' (2004). Carter and Glanfield forged a successful writing, remixing and production career. Their first success as a duo came in 1991 with a reworking of the re-released

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single " Move Any Mountain/Progen91" which charted at No. 4. In 1992, production work commenced on the Shamen album ''

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'', which included the singles "

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", "

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" and the highly controversial "

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" - the latter spending a month at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. They went on to write, produce and remix for many other artists including

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, Pet Shop Boys, Blur,

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, Moby, Aswad,

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, Depeche Mode,

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and

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. Still working, the Beatmasters continue to produce dance, pop and rock music.

Members

* Manda Glanfield (born 27 January 1961) – songwriter/producer * Paul Carter (born 27 May 1961) – songwriter/producer * Richard Walmsley (born 28 September 1962) – songwriter/producer * Pete Brazier (born 8 April 1971) - songwriter/producer (2022–present)

Discography

Albums

* '' Anywayawanna'' (1989) - UK No. 30, AUST No. 100 * ''Life & Soul'' (1991) * ''Anywayawanna – The Best of the Beatmasters'' (2004) (

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)

Singles

Selected productions

* "Females" - Cookie Crew (1987) * "Born Free" - MC Merlin (1987) * "Stay Away" - Hotline (1988) * "Stand Up for Your Love Rights" -

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(1989) * "Doin the Do" - Betty Boo (1990) * "Could This Be Love?" - Kerry Shaw (1993) * "Shine" - Aswad (1994) * "Warriors" - Aswad (1994) * "Danger in Your Eyes" - Aswad (1995) * "Bubblin Hot" -

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(1995) * "Space" -

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(2002) * "Kashmir" - Bond (2002) * "Allegretto" - Bond (2002) * "Gypsy Rhapsody" - Bond (2002) * "Boogie Down Love" - Girls Aloud (2003) * "Love Bomb" - Girls Aloud (2003) * "Marrs Attack" - Girls Aloud (2003) * "Grease" - Girls Aloud (2003) * "Wigwam" - Wigwam (Alex James/Betty Boo) (2006) * "Blink" -

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(2008) * "Metropolitan" - Helicopter Girl (2008) * "Hey DJ 2009" - The Beatmasters (2009)

Selected remixes

* "

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" - Depeche Mode (1987) * " Route 66" - Depeche Mode (1987) * "These Things Happen" - Viola Wills (1988) * " Move Any Mountain/Progen" - The Shamen (1991) * "L.S.I." - The Shamen (1992) * "Phorever People" - The Shamen (1992) * "Ebeneezer Goode" - The Shamen (1992) * "Boss Drum" - The Shamen (1992) * "Comin On Strong" - The Shamen (1992) * "Lucy Can't Dance" - David Bowie (1992) * "Destination Eschaton" - The Shamen (1995) * "Transamazonia" - The Shamen (1995) * "MK2A" - The Shamen (1995) * "Fall from Grace" - Eskimos and Egypt (1993) * "Disco Inferno" - Tina Turner (1993) * "Everytime You Touch Me" - Moby (1993) * "

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" - Pet Shop Boys (1993) * "Adored and Explored" - Marc Almond (1994) * "Jungle Warrior" - Aswad (1994) * "I Love Saturday" -

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(1994) * "Run to the Sun" - Erasure (1994) * "Into the Blue" - Moby (1995) * "Shine" - Aswad (1995) * "Boys and Girls" - Blur (1995) * "Down" - Roachford (1995) * "Still Be Lovin' You" -

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(2000) * "So What If I" - Damage (2000) * "Sugar Baby" - Elizabeth Troy (2000) * "Minus 10 Degrees" - Elizabeth Troy (2000) * "I Got U" - Elizabeth Troy (2000) * "Lover" - LMC (2005)

References

External links

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