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.

#ElectronicMusic #Downtempo #AmbientDub #NuJazz

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

NEW REVIEW!

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?

#ElectonicMusic #Ambient #Downtempo #AmbientDub #WorldBeat

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.

#ElectronicMusic #AmbientDub #Downtempo #Trance #WorldBeat

NEW REVIEW!

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'?

#ElectronicMusic #Ambient #AmbientDub #Minimalism

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...).

#ElectronicMusic #AmbientDub #WorldBeat

Free download codes:

Eric Hausmann - SLOW AMBIENT DUB

"A meditative yet unsettling dub odyssey, where heavy basslines and ambient textures echo with the hidden costs of war."

https://getmusic.fm/l/lFuzia

#downtempo #cinematic #soundscape #hypnotic #spacious #dubmusic #ambientdub #psydub #electronicdub #music

Old review.

A POSITIVE LIFE - Synaesthetic

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-positive-life-synaesthetic.html

An album that lay in obscurity for several years recently got its flowers thanks to the almighty power of special interest reissue markets! Can't deny it felt weird seeing so much more publicity for it after such a long time of... not.

#ElectronicMusic #AmbientDub #Trance

Free download codes:

Eric Hausmann - SLOW AMBIENT DUB

"A meditative yet unsettling dub odyssey, where heavy basslines and ambient textures echo with the hidden costs of war."

https://getmusic.fm/l/lFuzia

#downtempo #cinematic #soundscape #hypnotic #spacious #dubmusic #ambientdub #psydub #electronicdub #music

The Orb (a.k.a. Alex Paterson & Michael Rendall, UK) - Live @ Kult (Kulttuuritalo), Sturenkatu 4, 00510 Helsinki, Finland. Saturday 18 April 2026. Warmup: Jolea (a.k.a. Joanna Similä).

https://kulttuuritalo.fi/kult/

#TheOrb #Jolea #ambient #dub #acidhouse #techno #ambienthouse #ambientdub #ambienttechno #IDM #electronic #AlexPaterson #MichaelRendall #UK #JoannaSimilä #LivePA #Kult #Kulttuuritalo #Helsinki #Finland