in brief
03.01.2022

Techno i tyske skove

GAS: »Der Lange Marsch«
Kompakt, 8. dec.
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Denne vinter er den tyske technoproducer Wolfgang Voigts stedsegrønne diskografi vokset – igen med repetitiv, dronende ambient techno. Men Der Lange Marsch er også besynderligt selvreferentielt. Det er et album, der i høj grad gør brug af musik samplet fra egne tidligere udgivelser, som Voigt har remixet og her præsenterer i nye sammenhænge. 

Har man, som jeg, lyttet uendeligt meget til GAS’ ældre udspil, vil man bemærke lånene. Hvis ikke, så gør det rent musikalsk ikke den store forskel. Voigts styrke er at skabe noget langsommeligt majestætisk ud af meget få virkemidler. Stryger- og blæsersamples strakt til nær uigenkendelighed. En blød, tung 4/4 stortromme, der lyder som hjerteslag. En konstant knitren som ild i tørt græs. Projektet GAS har altid haft de vældige tyske skove som tematisk omdrejningspunkt, og i de øjeblikke, hvor din hjerne og musikken synkroniserer, kan du virkelig høre det. Visheden om, at alt omkring dig er levende og i konstant bevægelse, også selvom du ikke kan se det.

Men noget har alligevel ændret sig. Dette album indeholder mere dramatik end dets forgængere. Der sker mere. Alting bevæger sig mærkbart hurtigere. Omkring halvvejs igennem spilletiden bliver det tiltagende trippet, endda uhyggeligt. Lyden presser sig ind fra begge sider, føles klaustrofobisk. Og stilner så af igen.

Voigt lader til at foretrække nidkære udviklinger frem for konstante nybegyndelser. I den forstand er Der Lange Marsch intet nyt, men en uhyre interessant rekontekstualisering af en af ambient technos stærkeste diskografier.

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