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Aural Innovations, USA - October 2002: „In summary, if you crave electronic music that demands your attention with its elusive complexity then you'll want to check out Nightmares & Escapades. There's too much going on to catch it all in one spin, as the music reveals more of its treasures with repeated listens.“ - full article

Zoopa Loop, France - November 2002: „To the first listen, Nightmares & Escapades  might sound quite classic showing either a calm or a turbulent side but with time, there is always something new coming into light. So this album becomes a great musical voyage which is deliberate as much as free, leading us from galaxies to new galaxies and ending at the astral gates of the unknown. Absolutely brilliant music for space explorers.“ - full article (link doesn't work as the Zoopa Loop webzine isn't online any more)

Stoner Planet, Sweden - February 2003: „En skön debutplatta med mycket unika idéer. Men också en bra debutplatta för Frank Gingeleit att bygga vidare sin karriär på.“ - full article Encyclopedia of Electronic Music, Russia - April 2003 (artist entry): „It is amazing that all sounds on this album were created using just guitar, guitar synthesizer and effects. The diversity of sounds is great. The album features atmospheric numbers (but always with an experimental edge) and grungy mechanic-like pieces (‚Industrualization of Mars’). Frank doesn't try to sound like anyone else, creating his own unique music.“ - full article

Modern Dance, UK - July 2003: „All the material owes more than a nod and a wink towards the more experimental and early work of Klaus Schulze and the album as a whole works incredibly well on this level. The general feel is improvisational with masses of experimental and freeform electronics.“ - full article

Syngate, Germany - August 2003: „Industrial Vanguard: Nightmares & Escapades - the 1st CD of the trilogy by Frank Gingeleit from Mannheim, Germany. Nightmares & Escapades is completely played on a guitar and guitar synthesizer. The whole trilogy is mastered at Peter Seiler's Triple Music Studio.“ - full article

Chain D.L.K., USA - September 2003: „...experiments with beats, percussion sounds of differing origin and of course electronic sound layers hovering over the rhythmical structures.“ - full article

Moderne Klangkunst, Germany - November 2003: „Halluzigene E-Gitarrenmusik, gespickt mit elektronischen Sounds und Percussions, flößt einem Frank Gingeleit aus Mannheim mit düsterem experimentellen Eifer auf diesem eigenständigen Klangwerk ein. Wie in Trance zupft und klampft er sich durch einen Nebel aus synthetischen Soundwänden und vermag es, den Hörer, ganz ohne Drogen, bedrohlich berauschend um den Schlaf zu bringen.“ - full article

Sonic Curiosity, USA - December 2003: „Mechanical sounds mix with eerily resonant electronic textures, producing haunting harmonics that wash over the audience with their quirky disposition. (...) It is a troubled ambience, generating a dreamlike quality that implies enigmatic wonder.“ - full article

Encyclopedia of Electronic Music, Russia - March 2004 (review): „You’d never guess from listening to this music that everything was achieved via triggering sound from a guitar controller. There are pad sounds, drum sounds, guitar sounds, abstract and unidentifiable sounds, so, as you can guess it, the music is not limited to just dist guitar or overdrive. (...) Overall, a great collection, especially if you are already bored with “ordinary” ambient Electronic Music.“ - full article