Beta Virus

Happy Holidays everyone

If you are here looking for dirt on the current thing with the label boss, I have nothing for you. I can only say that I am still gathering information for myself. This whole thing came as a giant surprise to me. I will issue a more nuanced response when I feel like I have a fuller grasp of the situation, and what will happen going forward.

Big news today!

Allow me to introduce you to Hollow Type, my brand new (bandcamp exclusive) Dark Ambient/Drone/Dungeon Synth side project. It goes live today! The debut album, "Songs For A Slow Decomposition" is low key, chill, spooky, relaxing, unnerving, experimental.... all sorts of fun adjectives.

So having said all that, I have two requests for you today.

1) Please give the page a like.
2) Please give the bandcamp link in the comments a click and check it out. If you are into it, go ahead and download it. It's pwyw, so functionally free; but if you want to show your support, either toss a dollar toward it, or if you shoot me a message I can send a yum code.

Thanks all, I appreciate every one of you!

So uhh

Yeah, I still exist and stuff. But i have been sick.

Viruses, amirite?

And also busy with other projects.

One of which will come to fruition in about 2 weeks. Stay tuned.

You have to check out the dope Bixlee track on this thing. It is 🔥 🔥 🔥

Also I have a new one on there too. Whatever.

INSULIN SHOCKS is an industrial music compilation created to raise funds for diabetes awareness and research.

All proceeds will go to the DRIF (Diabetic Research Institute Foundation)

Now available at:

INSULIN SHOCKS, by INSULIN SHOCKS 62 track album

Squawkstock was a party! I was chaotic neutral dwarven rogue. It was rad.

You can fast forward to about 02:16:00 (or thereabouts) for Beta Virus (or ideally just watch the whole thing)

Squawkstock 3 online festival - 2/25/2023 FEATURING00:05:47 Melting Rust Opera meltingrustopera.bandcamp.com00:40:08 Sanity Checkshttps://sanitychecks.bandcamp.com/01:00:12 Lightray - Covered in Dark...

SSIII is live! Hurry, there's still time to catch like 14 more acts!

https://facebook.com/events/s/squawkstock-3/902620701094294/

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Squawkstock III is happening on February 25th!
Link the comments

New dumb gothness from Psyence Fiction !
With a remix by your's cruelly.

Go check it out.

(Also that Batávia mix, daaaaamn!)

Blöder Gothic-Scheiß, by Psyence Fiction 8 track album

Happy new year from Beta Virus! Let's make it a good one!

Vote for your favorite artists played on Subculture Shock in 2022 at http://bit.ly/SubcultureShock2022! Choices include: Beauty In Chaos, Beckoofficial, Becoming The Devourer, Bellhead, BE***AL MOUTHS, Beta Virus, Biff Bang Pow, Big Paul Ferguson: Official, and over 700 more! Polls close December 31! The Subculture Shock 5-Year Returniversary will close out with the Listener's Choice Best of 2022 show on Sunday, January 1 at 8pm EST on http://twitch.tv/djpat626 and then be restreamed at http://xiane.org, http://un-con-ventional.com/radio.html, and http://mixcloud.com/pat626! Find out if YOUR favorites are the best of 2022!

Yooo
If you are looking for something for Bandcamp friday, check out the new Skull Cultist.

Because soultrudge effin' slaps.

https://skullcultist.bandcamp.com/album/blood-carvings

Hello all.

I know it's been quiet here for the past little while, but life had been pretty hectic. Things are finally slowing back down again (knock on wood).

So anyway, rest assured, I have been hard at work making new tracks that I think you will dig.

Today Beta Virus celebrates the 15th anniversary of our first live show!

Beta Virus is honored to be a part of this (absolutely massive) compilation. Steve and Reuben put a lot of work into it, and all of the proceeds will be donated to the BC Cancer Foundation.

As many of you know, my mother died of lung cancer just a few years ago, and it feels good to do something honoring her and her struggle.

Definitely check it out and toss a few bucks toward it if you are able. Link in the comments.

Isserley recently released Sad Girls Club vol 6, and I have a remix on it. Does that make me a Sad Girl? Maybe, maybe not. But it does make me happy to be included amongst a grip of other great remixers, including many other Tigersquawk Records alumnists. Definitely check it out.

Link in comments

Like That, But Not That is now available on amazon!

https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B09TG8MHPS?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_udphBq8n85PM3seg7E8a2IxER

So uhh... do you like....stuff?

Beta Virus chats with Electraumatisme about gear.

https://electraumatisme.blogspot.com/2022/03/kitchen-notes-beta-virus-on-like-that.html?m=1

Kitchen Notes : Beta Virus on Like That, But Not That Skot Shea nous livre dans le détail les secrets de composition et les moyens mis en oeuvre pour concocter son album Like that, but not Th...

Another bandcamp friday is here. Like That, But Not That is still available for pwyw. Please go download it, but save your money. If you are going to spend it, give it to The Mayor's Of Nothing, (aka Klack) or Alia Synesthesia as 1) they both have a dope new album out and 2) they are donating the proceeds to Ukrainian charities.

BV link in the comments

Beta Virus was the Release of the week for February 16th on electraumisme, and BV has been in their playlists a few times since then, you should definitely check them out!

http://electraumatisme.blogspot.com/2022/02/playlist-electraumatisme-du-16022022.html?m=1

Playlist Electraumatisme du 16/02/2022 - Les anges, le paradis et tout le merdier Si l'on considère les thèmes folklo-sataniques souvent invoqués dans la musique chère à Electraumatisme, force est de constater que leur pen...

I just wanted to pop in and say that the reaction to Like That But Not That has blown me away. You all are amazing.

And if you haven't checked it out yet, you are maybe only awe inspiring, but here is your chance to bump those rookie numbers up to amazing. Go give it a listen. Link in the comments.

Greetings friends and phages!

Just in time for the first bandcamp friday of the year, Beta Virus is back with another album.

'Like That, But Not That' is out today, on Tigersquawk Records, for the low low price of whatever you want! It is kind of a tribute to the bands I loved in my teenage years. Full of old drum machines cranked to 11, smashing metal percussion, heavily distorted vocals and corrosive guitar samples.

Here is the full tracklist:

Unmarked Grave
Run The Kill
Reject Denial
Faces In The Dust
Where I Am Not Wanted
Messages In The Music

Go check it out and tell all your friends to do the same!

Thank you!

- Skot

https://betavirus.bandcamp.com/album/like-that-but-not-that

Like That, But Not That, by Beta Virus 6 track album

So Mysticon this year was supposed to be a mini in person Squawkstock. Me, Batavia, night Terror, and Alia Synaesthesia, as well as a few more squawkers doing behind the scenes stuff.

Well that fell through due to Covid still being a thing. But we put together a Compilation for it anyway.

Will be available on the next bandcamp friday for free. (Feb 4th)

The Tigersquawk Records Missed-A-Con 2022 Super Sampler, by Various Artists 26 track album

Sweet black friday deals? How about 0 bucks for 7 albums?

https://betavirus.bandcamp.com/album/subtract

Subtract, by Beta Virus 6 track album