Zauberberg
Studio album by
Gas
ReleasedDecember 1997
GenreAmbient techno, dark ambient
Length55:05 (vinyl)
65:52 (CD)
77:12 (Box version)
LabelMille Plateaux MP CD 45
ProducerWolfgang Voigt
Gas chronology
Gas
(1996) 		Zauberberg
(1997) 		Königsforst
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork8.7/10[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.

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."Untitled"7:50
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

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


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