Album: Gas by Gas (1996)
Genre: Electronic | Mood: Dreamy
Format: Album

Description: Gas is the debut album by Wolfgang Voigt's Gas project, released on 29 November, 1996 on the Mille Plateaux label. Gas solidifies the sound of the project, moving away from dance floor-ready techno by incorporating lengthy pieces of ambient music, under which is a sole kick drum. It is the only album by Gas not to feature the forest motif in its artwork.

Artist Background: Wolfgang Voigt (born 1961), best known as Gas, but also by many other names is a Cologne, Germany-based electronic musician. Voigt cites his youthful LSD experiences in the Königsforst, a German forest situated near his hometown of Köln, as the inspiration behind his work under the name Gas. He has claimed that the intention of the project is to "bring the forest to the disco, or vice-versa". Associated with Ambient movement. Known for Electronic style.

Music Scene: Associated with Ambient movement. Known for Electronic style.

Tags: Electronic, Dreamy, 1990s, Album

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Gas is the debut album by Wolfgang Voigt's Gas project, released on 29 November, 1996 on the Mille Plateaux label. Gas solidifies the sound of the project, moving away from dance floor-ready techno by incorporating lengthy pieces of ambient music, under which is a sole kick drum. It is the only album by Gas not to feature the forest motif in its artwork.

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