
Number 106 on The 250 Best Electronic Albums of the 20th Century20th Century
Konigsforst
1998 · ambient techno · ambient
Mille Plateaux · MPLP65
Why it's here
Wolfgang Voigt's forest: Wagner samples, a kick drum, mist
On Königsforst, Wolfgang Voigt buries a four-four pulse under orchestral fragments until the beat feels like a marker somewhere beyond the trees. Repetition changes the apparent distance between sounds; what begins as haze gradually takes on depth, enclosure and direction. Immersion is the method and there are no events; few records build a place this completely.
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Tracklist
- A1Untitled6:15
- A2Untitled8:01
- B1Untitled6:33
- B2Untitled6:47
- CUntitled15:03
- D1Untitled7:17
- D2Untitled7:54