Old review.
SYSTEM 7 - 777
https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2016/04/system-7-777.html
Well, not so much a review, as an attempt at making sense of this album's convoluted distribution history between two continents. It eventually makes sense, provided you don't go cross-eyed.
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Eric Hausmann - SLOW AMBIENT DUB
"A meditative yet unsettling dub odyssey, where heavy basslines and ambient textures echo with the hidden costs of war."
#downtempo #cinematic #soundscape #hypnotic #spacious #dubmusic #ambientdub #psydub #electronicdub #music
Old review.
Various - THREE A.D. (Volume Three Ambient Dub)
https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2016/04/various-three-ad-volume-three-ambient.html
Waveform Records concludes their original compilation series. Until they didn't.
#ElectronicMusic #Ambient #AmbientDub #AmbientTechno #Downtempo
Old review.
SOUNDS FROM THE GROUND - Terra Firma
https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2016/03/sounds-from-ground-terra-firma.html
Not so much a Sophomore Slump, as a Neglected Middle Child between the duo's debut and the fruitful run of albums down the line. Still a decent album, just not brought up as much as others.
Old review.
MICK CHILLAGE - Tales From The Igloo Re-Told
https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2016/03/mick-chillage-tales-from-igloo-re-told.html
I mention here that seeing Peter Benisch's name among the featured remixers was what got me digging into this label further. Ironic, then, that it was a series of unfortunate... incidences involving him that ultimately led to the label's demise (not that there weren't other factors leading up to it).
#ElectronicMusic #AmbientDub #AmbientTechno #ChillOut #Downtempo
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N:L:E - Organic Adventures (Those Other Lands) / Gathering / Scapes / ism
https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2026/02/nle-organic-adventures-those-other.html
Knocking off a 4-LP in one go! Well, really just four similarly themed albums, but eh, why not?
Old review.
BANCO DE GAIA - Last Train To Lhasa (20th Anniversary Edition)
https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2016/01/banco-de-gaia-last-train-to-lhasa-20th.html
Of all the 'deluxe reissue' versions of Banco's back-catalogue, this remains the best of them. Makes sense, since this is also still his most popular/recognized album three decades on.
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CELL - Onwards System
https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2026/01/cell-onwards-system.html
He may not have released as much in Ultimae's heyday as some of the label's early heavy hitters, but he's been with them long enough to be considered something of an O.G. of the print. How does his style compliment Ultimae's more recent style, tho'?
NEW REVIEW!
SPIRITUAL FIELDS - Oddities
https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2026/01/spiritual-fields-oddities.html
A new day, a new month, a new year! Some ol' N:L:E, tho' (well, not quite...).
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