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John Beltran
Browse the latest digital releases by John Beltran
Played by: Chris Coco, Juno Recommends Downtempo, Gratts, AFTERLIFE, Andy Downtown Science, Reggie Dokes
Review: Whatever genre he's operating in - his roots are in Detroit techno and ambient electronica, though he's turned his hand to all sorts over the years - John Beltran's music is always immaculate, emotive and worth checking. 'Serendipia', his first studio album for two years, is impressive even by Beltran's high standards. Nominally it was inspired by his love of Balearic music and it's certainly a summery and sun-kissed affair, though its' nine tracks draw on everything from ambient, salsa, samba, jazz-funk and spiritual jazz, to bossa-nova, flamenco, the Art of Noise's more immersive moments, and the kind of head-nodding, sunset-ready fare championed by the late, great Jose Padilla. Beltran makes use of a lot of live instrumentation, including drums, guitar and bass, as well as his usual luscious electronics, something that only adds to the album's allure.
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OATH 011
30 Jun 23
Balearic/Downtempo
30 Jun 23
Balearic/Downtempo
Cafe del Mar / Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Downtempo
Review: You can tell the age of a horse by counting its teeth, the age of a tree by counting its rings, and the age of a dance music reviewer by counting how many 'Cafe Del Mar' comps are stored away in his/her/their memory banks! That sadly makes this writer about 250 years old, but thankfully the series has recently hit a serious run of form and this latest volume is a delight from start to finish, kicking off as it does in dubwise territory before veering briefly into lo-fi hip-hop and then bringing the classic-style Balearic vibes. With detours into fluffy pop, pointless ambience or self-indulgent neo-classicism conspicuous by their absence, it's everything that's good about the Ibiza sundown experience distilled into two hours of chilled listening pleasure.
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012022 172
17 Feb 23
Balearic/Downtempo
17 Feb 23
Balearic/Downtempo
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NPM 003
10 Feb 23
Balearic/Downtempo
10 Feb 23
Balearic/Downtempo
Played by: Juno Recommends Downtempo
Review: With the series approaching its 30th volume, you do kind of know what you're getting from a 'Cafe del Mar' comp - what's easy to forget is quite how delightful and varied a concoction such a known quantity can be. Now here comes Vol 28 to remind us, as it flits back and forth effortlessly between ultra-deep prog ('Love On A Real Train'), laidback piano house ('Nabi'), stripped-down lovers rock (Yvonne Archer's take on 'Ain't Nobody'), shufflin' broken beat/soul ('From Little Seeds We Grow'), hefty dub (see cuts from Feiertrag and Ghetto Priest), the Pink Floyd-isms of Common Saints' 'Starchild' and more besides. Deeply chilled - and deeply satisfying.
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01-2022- 170
19 Aug 22
Balearic/Downtempo
19 Aug 22
Balearic/Downtempo
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OATH 005
10 Jun 22
Balearic/Downtempo
10 Jun 22
Balearic/Downtempo
Seth Troxler / Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Over the last 12 months, Mixmag has been dipping into their archive of cover-mount CDs and making the mixes available digitally for the first time. The latest set to get this treatment is a 2014 mix from Seth Troxler, when the popular artist was at the peak of his powers. Recorded live in one take with no overdubs or post-mix editing trickery, the Illusion Noveau sees Troxler move from the creepy ice cream van tones of Windy & Carl's 'Carnivale' to the steelpan-fired brilliance of Steven Encinas' 'Disco Illusion', via heady neo-dub (Pepe Bradock), next-level minimalist jazz (Ricardo Villalobos remixing Royal Dust), glitch-house (Matthew Herbert), Afro-house (Obafunke), wonky late night house (nis own collab with the Martinez Brothers) and strobe-lit neo-Italo insanity (Todd Terje's rework of Simon Baker).
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196292 090550
27 Aug 21
Deep House
27 Aug 21
Deep House
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Downtempo
Review: Continuing their permeance into contemporary techno culture Delsin Records outta Amsterdam bring together a refined selection of stalwarts and newcomer artists this annual compilation. Scour down the list and you'll find bonus numbers from the likes of Forest Drive West with his classic rhythmic style to headliners like BNJMN, Natural & Electronic.system and WAV, aka Wata Igarashi & Voiski! Intrigues include amethia recordings purge Varuna, all time classic John Beltran (in "Euphoric Dream Ocean") and cosmic broken beat experiments from Wladimir M (think Planet E and Evo Lute). Furthermore, find tracks from electro wizz CiM and go deeper into italian-style techno variations with VC-118A's "Crunch" and of course some OG electro from Delsin legend Versalife. To 2021 and beyond!
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DSR 2020
28 Dec 20
Techno
28 Dec 20
Techno
Joris Voorn / Various
President Bongo & Ottar Saemundsen - "1? Quadrante (Club Version 1)" (Club version 1) - (16:00) 116 BPM
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190296 812606
06 Nov 20
Minimal/Tech House
06 Nov 20
Minimal/Tech House
Review: The time is now for John Beltran, a much loved Detroit producer and too often unchampioned legend of the ambient melodica garde. A marquee artist on Delsin for some years now, The Season Series presents a collection of motif-tipped and colorful compositions that draw on beatless atmospheres that on two occasions blissfully trip through classic Detroit house in tracks like "Lustrous Orb" and "Sunflower". Elsewhere, the LP focuses on beatless bleep and melodica in "Euphoric Dream Ocean", "You Interalize Them" and "Lose You", to the almost Enya-like "I Can Chase You Forever". For John Betran fans, this is a must.
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DSRD 6
03 Jul 20
Balearic/Downtempo
03 Jul 20
Balearic/Downtempo
Played by: Little Beat Different
Review: Moth is John Beltran's follow-up album to his 90s long player Ten Days of Blue, and proves to be a worthy successor. There's the jittery rhythms of "Wet With Rain" and the Detroit techno "Flight", while on "The Returning Dance" and "Nineteen Eighty Nine", the US producer looks to Larry Heard for inspiration as he drops emotive deep house tracks that centre on bleeding basslines and vivid melodies. Beltran's trademark ambient sounds are also present, with "Whatever The Road Brings" delivering chiming melodies over subtle rhythms, while the ethereal "Street Lights" and "My Robot" represents Beltran at his esoteric best.
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ASG_DE 015
10 Nov 17
Techno
10 Nov 17
Techno
Various
Review: Most box-set releases tend to focus on reissues and re-releases, but on Brainbox De:tuned opts for a different approach. The compilation features artists who defined European techno and electronica's golden age during the 90s, but the Belgian label has commissioned new or unreleased material from these acts. Fans of that era will be thrilled by B12's moody electro, the raw, analogue warmth of John Beltran's "Nineteen Eighty Nine" and the resonating bass-y techno of In:Sync's "Crack in the World". While not every track impresses - Move D's contribution sounds tepid - there are enough jaw-dropping piece of music on this compilation, witness the autumnal majesty of as One's "Where Did He Go & Why" to make Brainbox an essential release.
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ASG_DE 011
18 Nov 16
Techno
18 Nov 16
Techno
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012014 107
18 May 16
Balearic/Downtempo
18 May 16
Balearic/Downtempo
Played by: Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone
Review: The legendary John Beltran returns with another masterpiece on Delsin. A master producer whose career has spanned everything from Detroit techno and electronica to Latin music, his attempt at ambient is equally well executed. The breath taking "Music for Machines" with its droning mechanical soundscape and beautiful transcending strings. "Orange Background" and its factory sounds accompanying a repetitive resonance. Beltran's emotive and sombre piano sound plays a large part and he does it tremendously on "Many Moments to Come" as well as the memorable "Love Suspended". All in all a brilliant effort and contender for one of the finest albums this year.
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DSR-D 3
29 Jun 15
Ambient/Drone
29 Jun 15
Ambient/Drone
DJ-Kicks / Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: K7's DJ Kicks compilation series is given a new makeover with their latest juggernaut from London-based electronic deviant, Actress, who gives one of his rare appearances out of the live format and onto the decks. As expected, the techno shape-shifter puts through a diverse mix of 20-plus tracks spanning old-school Chicago house to more contemporary experimental techno and ambient-filtered dance music. This continuous DJ mix includes vintage Detroit techno from Reel By Real, distorted outsider disco from the Shit & Shine crew, Gherkin Jerk's "Red Planet" and a new cut from the man himself, "Bird Matrix". It's safe to say that this mix is comprehensive of the current state of affairs in the techno world: cuts ranging from the distorted house of Breaker 1 2, golden era electronica from Autechre, TTT's Zennor, Germany's STL and even PPU affiliate Moon B! An essential collection of music from 2015, highly recommended, of course!
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K 7319DTM
04 May 15
Techno
04 May 15
Techno
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URCD 113
22 Oct 02
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
22 Oct 02
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
