Zauberberg (album)

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Zauberberg
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Studio album by
Gas
ReleasedDecember 1997
Genre Ambient techno, dark ambient
Length55:05(vinyl)
65:52 (CD)
77:12 (Box version)
Label Mille Plateaux MP CD 45
Producer Wolfgang Voigt
Gas chronology
Gas
(1996)
Zauberberg
(1997)
Königsforst
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Pitchfork 8.7/10 [2]

Zauberberg (English: Magic Mountain) is the second album by Wolfgang Voigt's Gas project. It was first released on vinyl in December 1997 on the Mille Plateaux label, with a CD release following in February 1998. The album is named in reference to the Thomas Mann novel The Magic Mountain (Der Zauberberg). [3] It is the first Gas album to incorporate the forest imagery that would become a trademark of the project. Reviews generally cite Zauberberg as the darkest, most dissonant Gas release.

Contents

The CD and vinyl pressings feature notable differences. The songs are re-ordered for the CD format, with several presented as extended versions. For Zauberberg's inclusion in the Nah und Fern boxed set, track 6 of the CD was replaced with an extended version of the same piece. Gas' second boxed set, Box , features tracks 1, 3, 6 and 7 of the CD in extended format.

Track listing

Vinyl pressing

All tracks are written by Wolfgang Voigt

Side A
No.TitleLength
1.Untitled (2 on CD)14:02
Total length:14:02
Side B
No.TitleLength
1.Untitled (4 on CD)5:54
2.Untitled (5 on CD)7:18
Total length:13:12
Side C
No.TitleLength
1.Untitled (3 on CD)12:36
Total length:12:36
Side D
No.TitleLength
1.Untitled (6 on CD)6:42
2.Untitled (7 on CD)8:33
Total length:15:15

Compact disc pressing

All tracks are written by Wolfgang Voigt

No.TitleLength
1.Untitled7:50
2.Untitled (A1 on vinyl)14:12
3.Untitled (C1 on vinyl)12:50
4.Untitled (B1 on vinyl)6:01
5.Untitled (B2 on vinyl)8:04
6.Untitled (D1 on vinyl)7:23
7.Untitled (D2 on vinyl)9:32
Total length:65:52

Box version (2016)

All tracks are written by Wolfgang Voigt

No.TitleLength
1."Zauberberg 1" (extended version)11:42
2."Zauberberg 2"14:12
3."Zauberberg 3" (extended version)14:28
4."Zauberberg 4"5:53
5."Zauberberg 5"7:56
6."Zauberberg 6" (extended version)10:58
7."Zauberberg 7" (extended version)11:58
Total length:77:12

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References

  1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Zauberberg – Gas". AllMusic . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. Beta, Andy (9 December 2016). "GAS: BOX". Pitchfork . Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. Red Bull Music Academy interview with Wolfgang Voigt