Placid Angles · ArtistPlacid Angles
Placid Angles was Detroit maestro John Beltran's outlet for lush ambient/breakbeat techno, not too far removed from his early work under his own name, which returned largely unchanged following a 20-plus-year hiatus. Beltran debuted the Placid Angles project in 1997 with the album The Cry on Peacefrog.
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Placid Angles was Detroit maestro John Beltran's outlet for lush ambient/breakbeat techno, not too far removed from his early work under his own name, which returned largely unchanged following a 20-plus-year hiatus. Beltran debuted the Placid Angles project in 1997 with the album The Cry on Peacefrog. The music was characterized by lush pads, warm melodies, crisp breakbeats, and the occasional short, soulful vocal sample. It was well-received, but Beltran
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Songs
First Blue SkyPlacid Angles · 2019
MovimentPlacid Angles · 2026
Sun - Bonus TrackPlacid Angles, Bonus Track · 2022
Albums
The Cry
Cold Sun (Steve Cable remixes)Questions
- What genre is Placid Angles?
- Ambient, Breakbeat And Idm.
- What are Placid Angles's most popular songs?
- First Blue Sky, Vent, Ocean Floor, Angel and Breathe Her In.
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