Joey Beltram
b. 6 November 1971, Queens, New York, USA. Widely considered to be one of the gurus of New York hardcore, Beltram's 1988 release "Energy Flash' (Transmat Records) was a milestone of the genre, providing a bassline that has re-emerged countless times (not least on Beltram's own recordings). By the age of 16 he was recording as Code 6 and Lost Entity for New York labels such as Nu Groove Records. At school he had saved his dinner money in order to buy records at the end of the week to make mix tapes. He certainly boasts eclectic tastes in dance music, at the last count owning over 60,000 records. The follow-up single, 1992"s "Mentasm", was credited to Second Phase, a collaboration with Mundo Muzique, and was one of several nom de plume that include Final Exposure ("Vortex", on Plus 8), Disorder ("Panic"/"Groove Attack", on Rhythmatic Rage) and Program 2 ("The Omen", on R&S Records). He has also recorded in a less frenetic house vein. His work on Cutting Records (Vice Tribe's "Something Unreal") is a good example of this, while under his own name he has also provided a three-track EP (Beltram Presents ... Odyssey Nine - "Drums Of Orbit") for Visible, which dabbled in trance, and the long-player Aonox, which demonstrated an ambient influence. He also produced the Caliber EP for Warp Records, which saw many critics drawing comparisons to the mighty "Energy Flash". His remixes include Orbital's "Oolaa" and the Smarte's "Sesame's Treet", for US consumption.
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Albums
- (1999) The Sound Of 2am
- (1997) Live Mix
- (1997) Places
Top Tracks
- Energy Flash
- Game Form
- Instant
- 5.7 Litre
- Game Form (Robert Armani Remix)
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