- Ambient techno bastion John Beltran brings in two younger disciples to make emotionally charged breaks.
- A year ago the only music I associated with Len Faki was utilitarian, hard-as-nails techno, but over the last 12 months the Berlin DJ and his Figure label have softened with a compilation of ambient, Open Space, and now an album from John Beltran. Using his Placid Angles alias, which resurfaced in 2019 after a 22-year hiatus, Beltran props up his signature, expansive chords with roaming breakbeats. "Beauty Begins With Us," the first track shared from Touch The Earth, has a UKG skip, breathy vocals and—compared to the early material—some of the sheen you'd find on a Bicep record, perhaps the result of collaborating with artists like Malibu and Baby Blue, who continue the lush tradition Beltran helped start decades ago.
Tracklist01. Beauty Begins With Us feat. Malibu & Baby Blue