Nottingham, UK (PRWEB) July 10, 2008
Gas is producer Mat Jarvis, also known for his High Skies project. In 1995, he completed the experimental, electronic ambient album âGas 0095â for the label Emit. Although now defunct, back in 1995 Emit was a hotbed for experimental music. Mojo Magazine stated that âif abstract music has a cutting edge then the Emit label is at itâ; whereas Urb Magazine declared âEmit will go down in history.the music transcends classification, itâs timelessâ.
Emit was a perfect outlet for Mat Jarvis and upon completion, the label released âGas 0095â, 15 tracks that DJ Mag described at the time as âthe ideal soundtrack to a 20 hour IMAX film on the history of space travelâ. This music was not only ground-breaking and experimental, but was produced to the highest standard at the Gas studio in Nottingham. Mixmag called it âexotic, perplexing, unusual and coolâ while Melody Maker said that the album âtakes electronic music on new and uncharted journeysunmissableâ.
Now, painstakingly re-mastered at 32 bit/96khz with a luxurious 32db dynamic range, creating a vast cinematic soundscape, it is achingly apparent why the plaudits for âGas 0095â were so enthusiastic. This is a beautiful, awe-inspiring collection of sounds and music, the importance of which in the evolution of electronic music should not be underestimated.
âGas 0095â has attained cult status (hence the $ 460 price tag). It stands out as a unique piece of work. The track âTimestretchâ is a full four minute track, shrunk down into one second of audio. Much speculation has been made as to whether this track can be stretched back again to recover the full version. It currently awaits confirmation from the Guinness Book of Records as the fastest record ever made, at 84,207 bpm, as does the track âMinisculeâ as the shortest track ever made, measured at less than one second long! At the other end of the spectrum, tracks such as âMicroscopicâ, âMathematics and Electronicsâ and âDiscoveryâ, near or exceed the 10 minute mark, taking the listener on a blissful, inward journey.
âGas 0095â â now re-mastered and re-released provides a new opportunity to properly appreciate a timeless, cult classic.
âExotic, perplexing, unusual and coolâŠâ Mixmag
ââŠwill be at the forefront of labels offering slot-in brain cards as accessories to the listening experienceâŠpersonal and brave musicâ On Mag (hotlist)
âSeductive⊠brain image circuits run into overdrive on its cool waves of electronic pulses⊠the ideal soundtrack to a 20 hour IMAX film on the total history of space travel.â DJ Magazine
ââŠâMicroscopicâ introduces you to the Gas world of cinematic deep space electronics, cool, crafted and curvaceous. Melodic, suggestive and mighty strangeâŠâ Upfront Magazine
ââŠHowever the real monster here is âMicroscopicâ, which is a very emotional journey from deepest space to the higher planes of there, as Sun Ra used to say. One of the most hypnotic and transcendental ambient-house tracks of the year. This is an essential release.â XLR8R Magazine
ââŠthe nano-systems funk of Gas⊠take electronic music on new and uncharted journeys, playing with conscious hearing and the subconscious ear⊠unmissableâ Melody Maker
âGas offers the listener music that functions as mental stimulus rather than gentle narcotic⊠rivetingâ LA Weekly
âRemarkable strange & beautiful the sound of Isaac Asimovâs robots let loose in a recording studio an album upon which Emit carved its enviable reputation for innovation, quality and subtlety. âthe sound of machines cryingâ. 5/5 Ambient Music Guide
âEscape from New York meets 2001 A Space Odyssey in another green world; pure class.â THE ORB
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