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Old review.

Various - SUMMER

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2016/02/various-summer.html

Wow, even ten years in the past, I'm talking up E-Mantra. Right, just a namedrop for being on this compilation from Altar Records, but still!

#ElectronicMusic #PsyChill #ProgPsy #Downtempo

Old review.

ASTRAL WAVES - Magnetique

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2016/02/astral-waves-magnetique.html

The head of Altar Records remains a fairly consistent producer to this day, which is never a bad thing in this biz'. Wish I could say I've returned to this album of his more often tho'.

#ElectronicMusic #ProgPsy #GoaTrance #PsyChill

Old review.

ASTROPILOT - Fruits Of The Imagination 2

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2016/01/astropilot-fruits-of-imagination-2.html

The first of what would end up be many remasters/remixed/recontextualizations of his debut album. Always gotta' keep tinkerin'.

#ElectronicMusic #ProgPsy #ProgressiveBreaks #PsyChill #WorldBeat

Old review.

Various - FALL

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2016/01/various-fall.html

Heh, me nitpicking the 'overfamiliarity' of Altar Records' output has a familiar ring to it, doesn't it.

#ElectronicMusic #GoaTrance #Acid #ProgPsy #PsyChill

Old review.

AuroraX - Evolutionary Voyage

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2016/01/aurorax-evolutionary-voyage.html

Good news is this artist carried on long enough after such that more info on his career blossomed. Bad news is, like many, seemed to falter following The Shutdowns. Neutral news is I can't say I've come back to this one often, just another CD that blended in with usual Altar Records fare.

#ElectronicMusic #ProgPsy #PsyChill

Old review.

ASTROPILOT - Star Walk

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2015/10/astropilot-star-walk.html

After all that tough trekking through the stars, how about a nice, leisurely walk?

#ElectronicMusic #Ambient #Downtempo #PsyChill #ProgPsy

Old review.

Various - SPRING

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2015/10/various-spring.html

Altar Records needed another compilation series, so went with something more seasonal. It'd... play out a lot longer than one season cycle.

#ElectronicMusic #ProgPsy #PsyChill

Old review.

AES DANA - Season 5

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2015/06/aes-dana-season-5.html

I don't see it on Bandcamp, but I could have sworn this album did get a vinyl re-issue after all. Perhaps not, but as 'Leylines' recently did, perhaps this one's not too far behind.

#ElectronicMusic #ProgPsy #AmbientTechno #Downtempo

Old review.

Various - 6TH ELEMENT (The Missing Elements)

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2015/04/various-6th-element-missing-elements.html

*Another* 'nother wuther, brother, there is no other (Dominator!) in Altar Records' 'Elemental Series' of compilations. A bonus download with the main series this, but still holds its own despite the slightly less-polished state of these tunes.

#ElectronicMusic #PsyChill #ProgPsy #PsyDub #Ambient #WorldBeat

NEW REVIEW!

KHETZAL - Corolle

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2024/03/khetzal-corolle.html

Would the rise of Neo #GoaTrance have been as successful without this album? Oh, probably, but Khetzal's debut certainly gave it and Suntrip Records an early, significant boost in interest.
#ElectronicMusic #PsyTrance #ProgPsy

N:L:E - Caravan Of Healing Sounds III

Again starting out as you'd expect with big synth pads washing over everything. Doesn't take long, however, for additional sounds like bell tones those rattling poles you flip over and over.

And what's this? Pulsing synth rhythms? Oh my, is this gonna' turn into an upbeat number? Not quite, though adding a kick drum could turn this #Ambient piece into #ProgPsy

Then things go #minimalist for the back-half. Wait, I thought these pieces went the other way.

NEW REVIEW!

DISTANT SYSTEM - Astral Map Error

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2023/11/distant-system-astral-map-error.html

A final bit of business from one of my all-time favorite #PsyDub side-projects? I hope not, but probably so.
#ElectronicMusic #ProgPsy #SpaceMusic

NEW REVIEW!

E-MANTRA - Arcana

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2023/10/e-mantra-arcana.html

That whole 'neo #GoaTrance' movement needed a few early classics to sustain its run to this day, and general sentiment posits this particular album is among said items in that discourse. Yay, highbrow dialect for wiggly, squiggly #Acid synths!
#ElectronicMusic #PsyTrance #ProgPsy

NEW REVIEW!

ETIC - Touch Ups

https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2023/05/etic-touch-ups.html

#ProgPsy got chasing #Minimal #TechHouse trends, but before then, some artists were bringing deeper sounds to the genre with solid results. Etic was one such chap.
#ElectronicMusic #PsyTrance