Nah und Fern

Nah und Fern
Box set by Gas
Released	10 June 2008
Recorded	1996-2000
Genre	Ambient, ambient techno, psychedelia
Length	264:04
Label	Kompakt
Producer	Wolfgang Voigt
Gas chronology
Pop (2000) Nah und Fern (box set) (2008) Gas (book and CD) (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	(A)[2]
Drowned in Sound	[3]
PopMatters	[4]
Pitchfork Media	(9.2)[5]
Resident Advisor	[6]

Nah und Fern is a boxed set collecting the four albums released by Wolfgang Voigt under the Gas alias. Some tracks are shortened edits, and some are also subject to very slight alteration and remastering; Voigt noted around the time of release that the music seemed to resist attempts at cleaning up the recordings, with the muffled or lo-fi nature of some elements of the music forming an integral part of the characteristic Gas sound. The tracks were originally released on the label Mille Plateaux.^[7][8] The albums start with 1996's self-titled album and end with 2000's Pop.^[9] The album is filled with vague sounds recalling the ideals of minimalism.^[10] The box set reached #13 on the Billboard Top World Music Albums chart.^[11]

Track listing

Disc 1: Gas

1. "Untitled" - (6:28)
2. "Untitled" - (14:08)
3. "Untitled" - (8:21)
4. "Untitled" - (11:50)
5. "Untitled" - (13:57)
6. "Untitled" - (13:51)

Disc 2: Zauberberg

1. "Untitled" - (7:46)
2. "Untitled" - (14:10)
3. "Untitled" - (12:47)
4. "Untitled" - (6:00)
5. "Untitled" - (8:01)
6. "Untitled" - (11:05)
7. "Untitled" - (9:12)

Disc 3: Königsforst

1. "Untitled" - (9:49)
2. "Untitled" - (13:56)
3. "Untitled" - (9:01)
4. "Untitled" - (6:32)
5. "Untitled" - (15:19)
6. "Untitled" - (10:20)

Disc 4: Pop

1. "Untitled" - (5:30)
2. "Untitled" - (8:36)
3. "Untitled" - (7:26)
4. "Untitled" - (9:28)
5. "Untitled" - (10:51)
6. "Untitled" - (9:18)
7. "Untitled" - (15:02)

References

1. AllMusic review
2. The A.V. Club review
3. Drowned in Sound review
4. PopMatters review
5. Pitchfork Media review
6. Resident Advisor review
7. Bolle, Susanna (2008-06-05). "Reviews: Gas: Nah und Fern". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
8. Bussolini, Brandon (2008-06-12). "GAS: Nah und Fern". Prefix. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
9. Lockett, Alan (2008-12-20). "Gas :: Nah und Fern". Igloo Magazine. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
10. Mugwump, Jonny (2008-08-01). "Reviews: Gas". The Quietus. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
11. "Nah und Fern >> Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-03-16.

External links

• Nah und Fern at Discogs