Gas!

Cologne, Germany's Wolfgang Voigt is easily one of techno's most prolific, influential, and revered figures, but he's received the greatest acclaim for his ambient techno recordings under the moniker Gas. Voigt stated that Gas was inspired by childhood experiences in the forest near his hometown, and the music is lush and expansive, combining steady, hypnotic 4/4 beats with dense layers of ambient sounds. Much of his Gas material was created from slowed-down samples of pop, disco, and classical music, which were manipulated and altered beyond recognition. The tracks are typica...