Artist profile
Specimen A works in breakbeat and UK bass, producing rhythmically complex tracks rooted in drum and bass and garage traditions. The project explores fractured beats and bass-heavy production across a sustained output of releases.
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Specimen A is a high-energy and a bright production — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass pocket.
Across 16 analysed tracks, Specimen A averages 60% energy — harder than 74% of individual Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass tracks.
Measured against 16,260 Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between Specimen A’s 16 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 214 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.
Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.
64 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 12 different Specimen A tracks.
86 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 13 different Specimen A tracks.
61 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 13 different Specimen A tracks.
Checkmate → Spinal Shock · 7B → 7B · +1 BPM · 89 chemistry
67 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 12 different Specimen A tracks.
Malware Beats → Still ballin · 6A → 6A · −2 BPM · 90 chemistry
67 of the 592 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.4. They come from 12 different Specimen A tracks.
Checkmate → Going Down - VIP Mix · 7B → 7B · −1 BPM · 92 chemistry
68 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 9 different Specimen A tracks.
Bust Up The Speaker → Bass Drop · 6A → 6A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
65 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 11 different Specimen A tracks.
Bust Up The Speaker → Tambao · 6A → 6A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
71 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 13 different Specimen A tracks.
Zombie → Botquin - JottaFrank & Rhades vs OVUS Remix · 7A → 7A · −1 BPM · 90 chemistry
Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.
DJs and producers closest to Specimen A by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Specimen A, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
Specimen A's tracks in our catalog range from 66 to 153 BPM, with a median of 133 BPM. Across 16 tracks, the most common range falls in the 135–140 BPM bucket.
Specimen A's tracks are mostly in minor keys (88% minor across 16 tracks). The most common single key is 6A (G Minor) with 4 tracks.
We scored every transition between Specimen A's 16 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 214 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Bad Legs, Basstyler, Brothers Of Funk are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Checkmate into Easy, 7B to 7B, 90 chemistry.
Specimen A sits closest to Cut & Run, Access Denied, Davip in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
