Monday 10 March 2008

Breathe Aload Of Gas..

With Gas, the first thing hitting you is the overwhelming futuristic flavour that greets the eardrums, says hello.. then warps you at light speed to a distant planet. Finding yourself in a world of eclectic sounds, visions of bright pulsating lights whereeverything is backwards; essentially Tokyo on ecstasy. In this case Gas is more like rocket fuel than petrol.

Comparable to well known artist such as Aphex Twin, Gas is more of an experience than a song; giving you memories, rather than a quick catchy chorus. Presenting an environment for outer space beings to thrive, evolving into watts of living sound. And at the heart of this is 'Wolfgang Voigt' manipulating your mind, body and soul.. as the puppet master controlling his own interstellar universe.

My previous perceptions of ambient/electronic have been seismically thrown out the window. With songs like 'Timestretch~Earthloop' and 'Microscopic' laying the strong foundations for the more eclectic structures like 'Experiments' and 'SeOCl2' to burst through the terrafirma and amaze. Wolf's creations constantly feel like you'd never hear the same song, in the same way twice; every synth, every beat is so exposed to its own interpretation.

Gas offers both the novice and seasoned electronica listener a journey, 'eliminating any interruptions or distractions' on a path to an ambient enlightenment. Do you love music? If you answered yes to that question, buy this.

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