"[8] According to Joshua Glazer of AllMusic, Paap's clear intent with Ginger was "to take his music out of the rave and into the home-listening environment," and balances elements of the manic energy that defined his early releases with a lush sound palette.

[4] The record is nonetheless considered to be primarily techno in style by Joe Muggs of The Wire, who felt the album was "still rave music".

"[14] In an interview with The List, Paap described his influences as dance music's "black roots", such as Arthur Baker's twelve-inch remixes and jazz-funk from the late 1970s and early 1980s.

"[4] "Basic Design" introduces the producer's signature drum decay and features a bassline that would become characteristic of early proto-trance compositions.

[4] "Pepper" features sweeps of ambient music,[4] and layers a bassline and chopped vocals atop synthesised choir excerpts.

[20] In a contemporary review, Rupert Howe of Select magazine praised how Ginger was "only tangentially connected to the here-today-gone-yesterday that plagues club dancefloors."

"[16] Writing for A Guide to Essential Ambient & Downtempo Albums, Mike Watson described Ginger as "among the finest lounge-room techno or 'electronic listening music' releases of the decade.

"[21] Glazer describes Ginger as among the first IDM records, writing that it singled a "furtherance from techno's dancefloor mandate" which would soon be adopted by acclaimed acts like the Black Dog and Autechre.

[1] They described the track as an "important turning point" in the progression between techno and IDM, and commented that Ginger and Paap's other early productions "remain a milestone to this day.