''Classics'' is a compilation album by

Joey Beltram Joey Beltram (born 6 September 1971) is an American DJ and music producer, best known for his pioneering singles "Energy Flash" and "Mentasm" and for remixing Human Resource's " Dominator". Rave recordings "Mentasm", co-produced with Mundo Muzi ...

. It was released in 1996 by

R&S Records R&S Records is an independent record label founded in 1983 in Ghent, Belgium. R&S represents the initials of Renaat Vandepapeliere and Sabine Maes, the couple that created the label. R&S Records has had several subsidiaries, most notably Apollo R ...

Production and music

The album's tracks were initially recorded by Beltram when he was releasing material through

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Release

''Classics'' was released in 1996 through

Reception

In a contemporary review, '' Select'' gave the album a four out of five rating, calling it "Lusher and more human than the ultra-minimal machine music he does now, these tracks from '90-'92 remain exemplary demonstrations of tension generated by restraint." The review noted that tracks like "Psychobase" anticipates tracks from The Chemical Brothers and ""Fuck You All MF" pre-dates the official investiture of jungle by years"

AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...

gave the album a four and a half out of five star rating, noting that the album "leaves off some crucial cuts by dint of label affiliation, much of Beltram's most significant early work first appeared on R&S, making this CD/LP a perfect introduction to his influential sound."

Track listing

All track written, produced and performed by

except where noted

Credits

Credits adapted from ''Classics'' liner notes. *

– writer, producer * Mundo Muzique – writer, producer (tracks 9, 10) * i-luv.mi.tdr – design * mcp04:tdr – photography

References

{{Authority control 1996 compilation albums Joey Beltram albums R&S Records compilation albums