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
SourceRating
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.

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