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This is a good album, but certainly, in my opinion, not a great one. Some of it doesn't stand out and fails to distinguish itself in too many tracks, especially from other Ultimae artists that might be considered second-tier. Too much of the album... See full review

Well, there's a lot to say about this album. Right now it's my favorite album of 2011. Not only is this a remainder of why so many people love the Ultimae label so dearly (I most definitely among them), but it's easily better than the first and last... See full review

Well. This is flat-out beautiful ambient music. I would describe the music generally as being like H.U.V.A. Network in particular, or a little less like Aes Dana. It's spacey ambient with a stronger IDM feel than the previous artists. Sounds like a... See full review

I feel as though I should apologize for enjoying this kind of music - it's not the type that's been fashionable for quite some time now. But indeed, this is music I enjoy if the songs stand out enough, and they do on this release. I dare say I will be... See full review

Available for free and legal download at the label DataObscura's website.

There's not a lot of middle ground when it comes to people with this type of music. You're either a fan who gets excited over higher-quality releases like this or you dislike this genre and feel nothing much has been done since Lustmord in the early... See full review

Track 6 is my favorite here. This is an ambitious release, a good (enough) release, but a bit hit and miss. Track 6 demonstrates to me though, that you can make music of this kind with some fun and experimentation and have it still be pleasant ear... See full review

I'm a little surprised and mystified as to the high rating of this release. I'm not familiar with All Sides, but as to Troum, this is one of my least favorite releases by this artist - not very memorable. The sound quality is also not up to par - it... See full review

An album that is nearly universally scorned as being beneath Lustmord's talents. It may be overly derided though; I feel, for example, this is a better work than Juggernaut, Paradise Disowned, or [Other]. Give it a listen before giving it a thumbs down.

"A Call..." is good, but "An Echo" is just great. I actually see "An Echo" as almost a litmus test type of ambient track in this style. Some people will listen to it and be bored, but others (myself included) are going to find quite the track.

I've listened to 4 Fear Falls Burning releases - Woes of the Desolate Mourner, The Rainbow Mirrors a Burning Heart, Frenzy of the Absolute, and this release. This album may have the lightest touch of those listed but I also found to have the greatest... See full review

Easily one of the top 5 ambient releases of the decade. Discs 1 and 4 are nearly flawless, Disc 2 is just a slight notch below, and Disc 3, while the weakest, is still quite good. Some Roach fans may be put off by the relative accessibility of this... See full review

I have something of a suspicion that Carbon Based Lifeforms could release *anything* and it would garner rave reviews. I keep listening to their albums, hoping they'll recapture some of the magic that made "Hydroponic Garden" amazing. But so far, they... See full review

Gorgeous and just plain freakin' great. Dark, majestic, beautiful, sepulchural - an amazing success. This is accessible ambient that sucks you in but is also technically proficient. A must-listen, this is such an event I wish it was more publicized... See full review

This one takes some time to grow on you. I really like the collection of artists DJ Zen has utilized for his re-works here. The problem is that the album falls prey to the somewhat generic DJ Zen psy/progressive trance sound in places. There's nothing... See full review

Wow. If you read nothing else, read this - Track 6 blows everything away.

But first off, I should note, in order that this might be a more useful review, that when it comes to the genre of "dark ambient" I am fairly conservative, mainstream, and... See full review

This is a nice little ambient release - it's a little more ambient than dub, the dub sounds being most prominent in tracks 2, 4 and 6. If you're giving this album I listen, I'd advise you to stick with it beyond the first track, which is a little too... See full review

Digital downloads.

This is an album with an interesting sound to it. For some reason though, on the copy I have, Track 2 sounds mixed really low and that's a bit of a negative. Track 4 sounds like it could've come off the Infected Mushroom album "B.P. Empire." Tracks 2... See full review

I'm a huge fan of Ultimae Records and H.U.V.A. Network but only a mild fan of Aes Dana. That said, their previous album, 2009's Leylines was in my mind a massive jump in quality from what I felt were pretty staid releases beforehand.

I'll say this... See full review

This is a nice album! I haven't enjoyed much of AstroPilot's other work - I've found it to be either unremarkable or unmemorable; failing that, when the music is good the tracks are sabotaged by really shoddy world music type vocals that don't... See full review

This album is just okay. It's really undistinguished and no tracks stand out. The sound/vibe itself is okay, nothing original or mindblowing, but there's nothing here that leaves a lasting impression.

The title track, track 7, comes the closest to... See full review

Finally, a new release by Boris Blenn's Galaxy moniker! Probably most famous for his Electric Universe work, in 2004 Galaxy shifted directions musically with the very well-received "Science of Ecstasy," much more chill and downtempo than previous... See full review

Magnus Birgersson is a musical genius, and I do not use the word lightly. Anything with his name on it is worth checking out. That goes even moreso for anything with the Solar Fields moniker attached to it. The name Solar Fields stands for some of the... See full review