Re: (idm) Opinions Wanted: Beltran/Nu Era

From John Braine
Sent Wed, Dec 23rd 1998, 22:31

>I'm looking for reviews on a couple of albums I'm considering getting:
>
>John Beltran: Earth & Nightfall (R&S)
>
>This got a few good notices on the list when it came out a few years
>ago. Does it hold up today? Do people who own it still listen to it?

I'm always listening to it this. Probably my favourite album if thats
anything to go by. A lot of the tracks are a lot further away from IDM 
then "Ten days of Blue" and "The cry" but thats not neccesarily a bad thing.
Theres a couple of tracks a bit like those two, a couple of 4/4's, one
almost classical piece, an acoustic guitar fueled track and all dripping
with emotion. This is a must have in my books.  

>Nu Era: Beyond Gravity (Reinforced)
>
>Someone must have this/have heard it. (I think Che mentioned it, maybe.)
>Is it worth the outrageous price I'd have to pay for it? I love the Nu
>Era track on Freezone 3, but don't particularly like the one on The
>Deepest Shade of Techno.

Don't know this one but I recommend their "Aerials on Saturn" ep on 
Ovum recordings.

/John