{"product_id":"john-beltran-ten-days-of-blue-vinyl-2lp","title":"John Beltran: Ten Days Of Blue Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“I was tired of the clubs and loud sound systems. I was in to some odd stuff at the time too.\u003c\/i\u003e Enya, Kitaro, Julio Iglesias, Yanni, Deep Forest. I went real soft for a minute. I eventually got back into Detroit Techno with a twist though.” Lansing, Michigan producer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=John+Beltran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Beltran\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s second album under his government name, originally released in 1996. Apart from the alienware B-more of opening number “Flex,” there’s only a small handful of beat tracks here, with the bulk of the album reserved for rolling arpeggios and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=reich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReich\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e-grade synthesizer counterpoints, echoing aspects of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=B12\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22B12%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eB12\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s anglo-cyborg sonics and the hi-tech romance of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Carl+Craig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarl Craig\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. The heavy-footed shuffle of “Venim And Wonder” recalls some of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Mark+Bell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Bell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s (rip) post-\u003cstrong\u003eLFO\u003c\/strong\u003e interstellar junkyard tekno, but there isn’t much else out there that sounds quite like this, especially the more sublime passages. \u003cstrong\u003eBeltran\u003c\/strong\u003e exhibited these sort of new age-inspired melodies on tracks like “Blue World” and “Nitric” from his previous album, but here he strips away any tells that might place him in the techno class of ’96, rendering \u003cem\u003eTen Days Of Blue\u003c\/em\u003e (for the most part) timeless. Acutely rhythmic but mostly evading beats, and way too deserving of your undivided attention to be considered ‘ambient’… if you were looking for something to get you through the season change and make you feel alive again, you’ve found it. Watch out for “Soft Summer,” “December’s Tragedy” (aka my parents’ nickname for me as a kid), the meditative “Collage Of Dreams,” the eye-watering “Gutaris Breeze (6000km to Amsterdam),” and the sweeping title track. Highly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edouble vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Peacefrog Records 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by military 2step 09\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BoPFelABmHF\/?utm_source=ig_embed\u0026amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eView this post on Instagram\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BoPFelABmHF\/?utm_source=ig_embed\u0026amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eA post shared by @turntablelab\u003c\/a\u003e on Sep 27, 2018 at 9:08am PDT\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e.","brand":"John Beltran","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP *Loc12","offer_id":48502749724843,"sku":"lp-9949","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/5282\/1931\/files\/johnbeltran-tendaysofblue.jpg?v=1793636338","url":"https:\/\/shopdelviro.shop\/products\/john-beltran-ten-days-of-blue-vinyl-2lp","provider":"Avermont","version":"1.0","type":"link"}