| Zauberberg | ||||
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| Released | December 1997 | |||
| Genre | Ambient techno, dark ambient | |||
| Length | 55:05 (vinyl) 65:52 (CD) 77:12 (Box version) | |||
| Label | Mille Plateaux MP CD 45 | |||
| Producer | Wolfgang Voigt | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [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.
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.
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Zauberberg – Gas". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Beta, Andy (9 December 2016). "GAS: BOX". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ Red Bull Music Academy interview with Wolfgang Voigt