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In Focus: John Beltran
19.01.24

In Focus: John Beltran

Focus on John Beltran

There are perhaps no better ears for melody in the Detroit techno canon than those belonging to John Beltran. Born just outside the city in nearby Lansing, Michigan, Beltran cut his teeth in the early '90s, releasing on a who's who of impressive '90s dance music stables like R&S, and Damon Booker's shortlived Sinewave Records.

Beltran's typical sound floats somewhere above the robotic groove of Detroit. The mechanic pulse of drum machines are subdued or forgone entirely in favour of delicate and complex rolling melodies, edging towards new age music in moments - it's no surprise - Beltran is an avid fan of the genre.

Two hours of placid angles from Detroit's master of melody - selected by NTS.

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Tracklist

  • 0:00:20
    John Beltran
    Sub-Surface
  • 0:04:00
    John Beltran
    Aşk Anları
  • 0:06:26
    John Beltran
    Peninsula
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  • John Beltran
    Pictures And Indian Summer
  • John Beltran
    Some Place New
  • John Beltran
    Medellin
  • John Beltran
    Brilliant Flood
  • John Beltran
    Weekend Homage
  • John Beltran
    Em Trancoso
  • John Beltran
    The Warming Storm (Outro)
  • John Beltran
    Retrouvailles
  • John Beltran
    Soft Summer
  • John Beltran
    Alle Kinder
  • John Beltran
    Ten Days Of Blue
  • John Beltran
    Begin Again
  • John Beltran
    For Vangelis
  • John Beltran
    Dreams Tangle
  • John Beltran
    Miss The Colors
  • John Beltran
    Pluvial Interlude
  • John Beltran
    Amaneser (Daybreak)
  • John Beltran
    One Of Those Mornings
  • John Beltran
    Heavy Weather
  • John Beltran
    A Different Dream
  • John Beltran
    Sa Coma Blue
  • John Beltran
    It Was All Beautiful
  • John Beltran
    La Hermosa Vista
  • John Beltran
    Street Lights
  • John Beltran
    Intro (Feat. Natalie Beridze)
  • John Beltran
    Orange Background