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Old review.

LORENZO MONTANÀ - Eilatix

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2016/05/lorenzo-montana-eilatix.html

Spend way too much time glazing the label rather than the artist, which is unfortunate in hindsight, but eh, what are these reviews if not time capsules as much they are informative?

#ElectronicMusic #AmbientTechno #Acid

CF Premiere: Carara, Valentin Zad – Natural Resources [trau-ma]

Some collaborations add. Others multiply. This is the second kind. When two artists with such distinct individual talent decide to work together, the result could go in any direction —and here it goes in exactly the right one. We’re talking about Carara and Valentin Zad, two Germany-based artists whose union for this release doesn’t sound like an experiment or an opportunity: it sounds like something that had to happen.

The label hosting them says everything about the level of the bet. Trau-ma is one of those imprints that exists in the circuit for the right reasons —not for volume of releases but for consistency of judgment and quality of catalog. That Carara and Valentin Zad choose this space to present their collaboration is, in itself, a statement of intent. Two top-tier talents on one of the best labels in the circuit: the equation is as simple as it is powerful.

https://clubfuries.com.mx/2026/04/04/cfp-cat-can-do-carara-our-perception-drss1375/

The result is titled Delusión —a three-track original collection: Delusion, Hidden Pains, and Natural Resources. Few tracks, no filler, all the density concentrated in exactly the right space. This is the kind of EP that doesn’t need length to justify itself —it justifies itself track by track, layer by layer.

https://soundcloud.com/clubfuriess/cfp-carara-valentin-zad-natural-resources-trm388

«Natural Resources» carries a sobriety in its name that the sound confirms from the very first second. Its sounds are constant, precise, and piercing —they don’t run loose, don’t frenzy easily, don’t reach for easy impact. But that contained edge strikes with a certain violence mediated by impeccable sound design that knows exactly how much pressure to apply and when to release.

The track stabilizes at very high notes of intensity, and from there its climax doesn’t explode —it becomes an ethereal valley, interrupted in time and space as if someone had paused the universe for an instant. What follows is the synthesis of multiple determinations converging into a final texture, built on a parallel running through the entire sonic structure and its layers that, somehow, seem to have frozen in time, advancing in an alternate manner —neither forward nor backward, but in a direction only this track knows.

Artist:
Carara, Valentin Zad
Label: trauma
Title: Delusion
Format: Digital

Catalogue:
TRM388

Release Date: May 8th, 2026
Support & Buy: Bandcamp

Tracklist:


1. Delusion
2. Hidden Pains
3. Natural Resources

Carara

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Valentin Zad

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trau-ma

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Club Furies

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so following up on the previous part I finally got time to check out CommsBreakdown's second Dadtronica release

It's a great album living in one of my favourite zones of music, the kind of IDM, Ambient Techno, Chillout zone.

https://commsbreakdown.bandcamp.com/album/dadtronica-ambientus

#ElectronicMusic #IDM #AmbientTechno #Chillout

Old review.

CLAUDE YOUNG - Celestial Bodies

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2016/04/claude-young-celestial-bodies.html

I quipped about paying high Japanese import fees when I got this, but looking at its current resell value on the Discogs Marketplace, whatever that price was now seems like a savvy investment. :th1nk:

#ElectronicMusic #Ambient #AmbientTechno #SpaceAmbient

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Ye Gods - May Your Love Shine Brighter Than The Sun

"Part 3 of the Equilibrium Trilogy takes the post-industrial project to the centre of the tree."

https://getmusic.fm/l/PuK4nV

#experimental #darkambient #techno #noise #ebm #postindustrial #ambienttechno #music

[EH23] astrastudio - Ethereal Techno Set
https://www.mixcloud.com/astrastudio/eh23-ethereal-techno-dj-set/

#astrastudio #eh23 #AmbientTechno #EtherealTechno

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

Recensioni ✍️ 👤 Mammo 📈 21 👥 1K 🔗 Lateral 7️⃣ 📅 13-3-2026 🏠 2026 (Short Span) #️⃣ Ambienttechno Idm Tra ambient techno e memoria Warp, un disco che raccoglie le molte identità del producer olandese a cura di Alessandro Giustiniano #Ondarock #MusicianSky #MusicSky #Music

Lateral - Album by Mammo | Spo...

Old review.

THE BLACK DOG - Temple Of Transparent Balls

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-black-dog-temple-of-transparent.html

Their somewhat humble 'middle' album between 'Bytes' and 'Spanners'. It certainly sounds like it.

#ElectronicMusic #IDM #AmbientTechno #Techno

Old review.

SI MATTHEWS - Tales Of Ten Worlds

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2016/03/si-matthews-tales-of-ten-worlds.html

The Big Break for Mr. Matthews, debuting on a label fancying itself a spiritual successor to FAX+, with a record about as vintage to that sound as it could get.

#ElectronicMusic #Ambient #AmbientTechno

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!

MLO - Oumuamua

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2026/02/mlo-oumuamua.html

If this decade's been good for anything, it's seeing so many #90s ambient techno obscurities getting reissues and the like.

#ElectronicMusic #Ambient #AmbientTechno #Dub

Old review.

LORENZO MONTANÀ - Serpe

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2016/02/lorenzo-montana-serpe.html

This remains one of my favorites from ol' Lorenzo, though I haven't really checked his stuff for a long while now. Maybe something newer may supplant it?

#ElectronicMusic #AmbientTechno #Downtempo #IDM #Glitch

Old review.

LARS LEONHARD - Passengers At Night

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2016/02/lars-leonhard-passenger-at-night.html

Funny how I quipped about Lars' workrate leading up to this album, when he'd go onto an even bigger tear the following decade (getting playlisted by N.A.S.A. probably didn't hurt).

#ElectronicMusic #AmbientTechno #DubTechno

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Ye Gods - Black Moon

"Part 2 of the Equilibrium Trilogy takes the post-industrial project further adrift into strange new soundscapes."

https://getmusic.fm/l/9itHQt

#experimental #darkambient #techno #noise #idm #ebm #postindustrial #ambienttechno #music

[39C3] ParVagues @ House of Tea Party
https://soundcloud.com/parvagues/live-39c3

#ParVagues #39c3 #NewJazz #Breakbeat #AmbientTechno #MelodicTechno #Electronic #Midi #JungleBreaks

Old review.

DEREK CARR - The Digital Space Race

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2016/01/derek-carr-digital-space-race.html

Aww, it feels so novel and quaint, still talking up Mr. Carr when he wasn't quite as well known as he'd become. Shame this album remains in limbo after the label's collapse, but I wager it'll see the relight of the day at some point.

#ElectronicMusic #Techno #DetroitTechno #AmbientTechno

Old review.

LORENZO MONTANA - Black Ivy

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2016/01/lorenzo-montana-black-ivy.html

Lorenzo's debut, from which he launched a very fruitful career indeed. Even if he had a couple unfortunate label incidents along the way...

#ElectronicMusic #Ambient #AmbientTechno #IDM #Downtempo #Glitch

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

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Ye Gods - The Arcane & Paranormal Earth

"Coil-esque Post-Industrial meets Ambient Techno"

https://getmusic.fm/l/4eQvJE

#experimental #darkambient #techno #noise #ebm #postindustrial #ambienttechno #music

Old review.

POLYGON WINDOW - Surfing On Sine Waves

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2015/12/polygon-window-surfing-on-sine-waves.html

In case you somehow *didn't* know (and I can't imagine most electronic music fans on Fedi' wouldn't!), yes, this is an Aphex Twin album. Just, not technically an Aphex Twin album for... reasons.

#ElectronicMusic #Acid #AmbientTechno #Techno

Imaginary Prisons – Eleven Dance Songs I Made

Varied collection of synth-driven IDM that dips into jungle, ambient techno and other genres for inspiration.

https://proto.garden/imaginary_prisons/eleven-dance-songs/

@proto (Mastodon)

https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/11/27/opm-long-tail-rock/#ImaginaryPrisons

#IDM #Jungle #AmbientTechno

been delving more into Barker & Baumecker lately, been obsessed with this one
https://barkerbaumecker.bandcamp.com/album/turns-5

#ElectronicMusic #Techno #AmbientTechno

NEW REVIEW!

THE ELUSIVE MAN - Not Forgotten

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-elusive-man-not-forgotten.html

That Darren Nye guy, he's been a busy boy this past little while. Yet still another one of those techno dudes who constantly flies under the radar.

#ElectronicMusic #Techno #AmbientTechno

disappointed I wasn't able to attend the listening party yesterday but this new one from the black dog is excellent

https://theblackdog.bandcamp.com/album/loud-ambient

#ElectronicMusic #Techno #Ambient #AmbientTechno

Old review.

BIOSPHERE - Substrata²

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2015/11/biosphere-substrata.html

Onset of SAD getting you down? Why not indulge an album that really lets you savor those oncoming cold, grey, winter days!

#ElectronicMusic #Ambient #AmbientTechno #Abstract #Drone

Old review.

CIRCULAR - Substans

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2015/11/circular-substans.html

One of those records that has a lot of good ideas, but isn't good for those with bouts of ADHD.

#ElectronicMusic #Ambient #AmbientTechno #ChillOut #Downtempo #Drone #Dub #PsyChill

Older review.

INSTITUTE OF FREQUENCY & OPTICAL RESEARCH - Subspace Messages
https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2009/12/institute-of-frequency-optical-research.html

2015 UPDATE!
https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2015/11/institute-of-frequency-optical-research.html

Talk about timing. One of the original artists involved in this recently reached out to me regarding my, erm, not-so flattering thoughts about this release. Can't say I wasn't sincere, even if my early prose was still wallowing in Web 1.5 Era snark.

#ElectronicMusic #Acid #AmbientTechno #Downtempo #Techno #SciFi