‘GAS’ takes us to techno heaven

Langenæs church was lit up by the massive projection behind german techno-DJ ‘GAS’.

With Wolfgang Voigt behind the altar, Langenæs church was submerged into a psychedelic techno-dreamworld during his performance as ‘GAS’ thursday night. Although a church is a rather unconventional location to host a DJ set, it gave the dreamy and at often times psychedelic music the room to unfold and resonate along the stone walls.

The thumping bass and high-pitched buzzing of Voigt’s music is in stark contrast to what you would usually expect from ‘church music’

If anything, Vogt is obviously very well versed in creating atmosphere and mystique. After opening his performance in complete darkness, the projector in the middle of the room soon revealed a single man standing resolute in front of the crowd, with nothing else to support him than some simple visuals on the wall behind him. As the music gained intensity, the projections became increasingly abstract and haunting. What followed was approximately one hour of lush, ambient melodies over a thundering 4/4 kick drum.

The moniker ‘GAS’ is very much inspired by Voigt’s past experiences with the drug LSD. This is apparent in both his music and in the visuals he uses for his live shows.

Although ‘GAS’ is far from a household name, the performance surely proved to the audience that he is worthy of the cult-like status he has among those with an enthusiasm for techno and ambient music.

After finishing his show, the evasive GAS vanishes just as quickly as he showed up.