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I See You : John Beltran : FFWD05

May 12, 2010 Discography

FastFWD music releases another dope project in “I See You.” Noted songwriter, producer John Beltran never disappoints as he lends airy, sexy vocals to the latest addition to the FastFWD repertoire. “I See You” is a full project, mixed, written, performed and produced by Beltran. The Lansing, Michigan native best known for his earlier techno work with Ubiquity and Om records, stays within that same vein of hard to categorize music yet adds a bouncy soulful vibe over groovy percussions making “I See You” a note worthy track even in its original state.

The sultry NuJazz RMX is smooth enough to serve as background ear libation for the lounge scene or pose as a dominating banger for the club. With a Rhodes solo by fellow Michigan native Jeremy Ellis aka Ayro, this pairing offers a saucy remix not too far removed from the original but kicked up just enough to make it so.

Rob Slac of Om Records and Chillin Music lends his signature sound to the lineup. His RMX takes you on a whimsical journey through sound. Its airy beats and looped hooks is a definite club banger!

Rounding out this collection of remixes is FastFWD music’s own Sandman and Riverside. This rendering offers a different spin from the NuJazz and Rob Slac renditions. Its layered affect builds upon sound adding affect one after another. In the end Sandman and Riverside still maintain the bouncy character of the original version, but with a more relaxed and sultry feel.

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John Beltran

May 12, 2010 Artists

John Beltran is one of those producers that always seems to elude being pinned to any one category. His early work on Carl Craig’s seminal Retroactive imprint sculpted a Detroit classic with hints of Derrick May, world music, and Jazz vibrations.

He followed up in 1996 on Peacefrog with arguably one of the most sought after techno classics “Ten Days of Blue,” which is still John’s most successfully licensed music with songs like “Collage of Dreams” being used in the Miramax film Human Traffic and the HBO hit Six Feet Under. His next project was entitled “The Cry” under the Placid Angles guise which MixMaster Morris charted as one of his favourite albums ever.

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