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
been delving more into Barker & Baumecker lately, been obsessed with this one
https://barkerbaumecker.bandcamp.com/album/turns-5
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.
disappointed I wasn't able to attend the listening party yesterday but this new one from the black dog is excellent
Alpha 29-30 (Lemmy Mix) is on ALPHA 29-30 EP LYS 038
#AmbientHouse #DeepAmbient #DreamHouse #HypnoticGrooves #EtherealBeats #ChillHouse #DeepVibes #AmbientTechno #DowntempoGroove #BalearicBeats #CosmicHouse #OrganicHouse #MelodicHouse #DeepChill #AtmosphericSound
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!
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
another artist I wanted to check out for ages, another great album.
been meaning to ever since their collab with sebastian mullaert.
has a loose formula of: simple base loop, kinda atypical supporting elements, dreamy improvisational top layer.
is v effective.
Debiasing & Utility was my intro to Barker and I instantly loved but have always wanted to delve into what he made before, anyway finally did just that and glad I did.
Fantastic techno album that drifts from heavy and driving to gentle and ambient
onto something more recent, always excited to check out a new k-lone release, this one some very gentle techno/house
https://k-lone.bandcamp.com/album/sorry-i-thought-you-were-someone-else
#ElectronicMusic #Techno #HouseMusic #AmbientTechno #AmbientHouse
and another from around the same time, this one's become a real new favourite, in that kinda ambient techno / downtempo / house area
https://romanfluegel.bandcamp.com/album/happiness-is-happening
#ElectronicMusic #AmbientTechno #Downtempo #AmbientHouse #Techno #HouseMusic
been delving a bit into some stuff from last decade lately, this is a top tier ambient techno album
https://recondite-music.bandcamp.com/album/hinterland
Notta Records presents: Nottamix # 16 by Needless (a.k.a. Mika-Matti Hanka) (16 November 2025).
https://soundcloud.com/nottarecords/nottamix-16-needless
#NottaRecords #Needless #DJmixes #dubtechno #deephouse #dub #techno #IDM #ambienttechno #housemusic #electronic #MikaMattiHanka #Notta #DJpodcasts #Tampere #Finland
SIGNAL LIFE PODCAST # 190
@ IDA Helsinki 17 November 2025 w/ Desto.
https://www.mixcloud.com/SGNLF/signal-life-podcast-190/
More: https://idaidaida.net/shows/signal-life
#SignalLife #Desto #DJpodcasts #DJmixes #bassmusic #dubstep #grime #breakbeat #breaks #drumandbass #drumnbass #dnb #jungle #electronic #techno #ambienttechno #IDM #downtempo #RadioIDAHelsinki #RadioIDA #IDAHelsinki #RistoRoman #Helsinki #Finland
Notta Records presents: Nottamix # 15 by Needless (a.k.a. Mika-Matti Hanka) (24 October 2025).
https://soundcloud.com/nottarecords/nottamix-15-needless
#NottaRecords #Needless #DJmixes #dubtechno #dub #techno #IDM #ambienttechno #electronic #MikaMattiHanka #Notta #DJpodcasts #Tampere #Finland
Today was a real surprise - got a sudden rush of interest in the most recent Subaqual release, and got a beautiful comment:
"a rather warm hazy atmosphere with rad propulsive rhythms. Reminiscent of Deepchord / Rod Modell. Highly recommend."
To be reminiscent of #deepchord makes me supremely happy, as he's always been an absolute inspiration to me.
Please check it out and pass it on 😊😊
Needless (a.k.a. Mika-Matti Hanka) - Subdub (Notta Digital 02, Notta Records/FIN, 2 November 2025).
https://nottarecords.bandcamp.com/album/subdub
#Needless #dubtechno #electronic #dub #techno #ambienttechno #IDM #NottaRecords #Notta #MikaMattiHanka #Tampere #Finland
Old review.
GABRIEL LE MAR - Stripped
https://emcritic.blogspot.com/2015/11/gabriel-le-mar-stripped.html
Ah, getting a little deeper into the Carpe Sonum catalogue now, and even finally giving Mr. Le Mar his flowers on the blog. Wouldn't be the last time.
Paul Griffin – Facets
#Electronic #ambienttechno #electronica #synth #techno #UnitedStates
CC BY-SA (#CreativeCommons Attribution Share Alike) #ccmusic
https://paulgriffin.bandcamp.com/album/facets
