The Magic Mountain
The magical mountainWolfang Waight is a known German composer and producer. He is also the co-founder of the electronic music label Kompakt. Most notably distinguished himself under the pseudo Mike Inc. with various productions for prestigious labels like Warp (lyrics, Polka Trax), Harvest ( a collaboration with Jörg Burger for the seri Las Vegas) Force. Inc ( we call it acid,Live Evil) and Sahko (Rosengranz). After a LP that came out on Profan in 1995 he made, under the name Gas, his first eponym album (label Mille Plateaux,1996). A bright and raw minimalist album, with an emphasis on wide sonorities and rich textures. Each song delivers a great sensation of fulness as well as a suffocating desert wastelandthat almost strips indefinitely.Nearly a year later came out Zauberbger*, its twilight counterpart. If similar in conception to its predecessor, the atmosphere is much darker and it sounds, more surd. Taciturn layers articulate themselves around a heavy and hypnotic rhythm. Embellished by horns, coming and going from the distance, omnipresent but never vulgar.The songs are long, they work like spells with their litanies unveiling in dark trances. We found ourselves in a space made of mountains and valleys entirely covered by a dark forest.The ambiance is cold as ice almost terrifying. Nevertheless all is clear.*Available on CD or vinyl.
