Narkopop

Narkopop
Studio album by
Gas
Released21 April 2017
Genre
Length87:35 (vinyl)
71:18 (CD)
LabelKompakt
ProducerWolfgang Voigt
Gas chronology
Box
(2016) 		Narkopop
(2017) 		Rausch
(2018)

Narkopop is the fifth studio album by Wolfgang Voigt's Gas project, the first album under the moniker in 17 years[2] and his first on Kompakt. The album was released on 21 April 2017.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[4]
Metacritic86/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The A.V. ClubB+[7]
Exclaim!9/10[1]
The Irish Times[8]
Mojo[9]
The Observer[10]
Pitchfork8.8/10[11]
Record Collector[12]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[13]
Uncut8/10[14]

On the review aggregate site Metacritic, Narkopop has a score of 86 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 14 reviews.[5] Paul Simpson at AllMusic calls it an "evolution and refinement" of the Gas sound.[6] Mark Richardson from Pitchfork complimented its "deeper, richer, and more luxurious sound" compared to prior Gas releases.[11]

Andrew Ryce at Resident Advisor gave a mostly positive review, but was ambivalent about its more "direct" style, noting "in this sharper relief, you can see the stitches in Voigt's usually seamless work."[13] Daniel Bromfield at Spectrum Culture called it "immovable, monolithic, not to be trifled with" but observed "there's little of the bewitching sound design of the original Gas records".[15]

Exclaim! ranked Narkopop at number six on their Top 10 Dance and Electronic Albums of 2017 list.[16]

Track listing

Vinyl pressing

All tracks are written by Wolfgang Voigt

Side A
No.TitleLength
1.Untitled4:26
2.Untitled9:44
Total length:14:10
Side B
No.TitleLength
1.Untitled3:50
2.Untitled3:34
3.Untitled6:03
Total length:13:27
Side C
No.TitleLength
1.Untitled4:43
2.Untitled8:40
Total length:13:23
Side D
No.TitleLength
1.Untitled6:07
2.Untitled7:02
Total length:13:09
Side E
No.TitleLength
1.Untitled17:09
Total length:17:09
Side F
No.TitleLength
1.Untitled16:17
Total length:16:17

CD pressing

No.TitleLength
1.Untitled4:26
2.Untitled9:44
3.Untitled3:50
4.Untitled3:34
5.Untitled6:03
6.Untitled4:43
7.Untitled8:40
8.Untitled6:07
9.Untitled7:02
10.Untitled17:09
Total length:71:18
Digital bonus track
No.TitleLength
1."Narkopop" (continuous mix)71:18
Total length:149:56

Note that the digital release has longer track lengths than the CD and vinyl editions. The digital bonus track is the runtime of the album on CD and vinyl (excluding the bonus track found on vinyl, not included on CD and digital releases).

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 128
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 178

References

  1. ^ a b c Sylvester, Daniel (17 April 2017). "Gas: Narkopop". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Wolfgang Voigt Announces First New GAS Album in 17 Years". Pitchfork. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  3. ^ Hart, Otis (15 March 2017). "GAS, Wolfgang Voigt's Ambient Alias, Returns After 17 Years". NPR Music. National Public Radio. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Narkopop by Gas reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Reviews and Tracks for Narkopop by Gas". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  6. ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Narkopop – Gas". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  7. ^ O'Neal, Sean (21 April 2017). "Wolfgang Voigt makes a forceful return to serenely ambient techno with his first Gas album in 17 years". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  8. ^ Carroll, Jim (20 April 2017). "GAS: Narkopop – Back into the woods with a new ambient techno classic". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  9. ^ Male, Andrew (June 2017). "Gas: Narkopop". Mojo (283): 89.
  10. ^ Empire, Kitty (23 April 2017). "Gas: Narkopop review – austere and immersive". The Observer. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  11. ^ a b Richardson, Mark (21 April 2017). "GAS: Narkopop". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  12. ^ Smith, Phil (June 2017). "Gas – Narkopop". Record Collector (467). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  13. ^ a b Ryce, Andrew (27 April 2017). "Gas – Narkopop". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  14. ^ Wallace, Wyndham (June 2017). "Gas: Narkopop". Uncut (241): 30.
  15. ^ Bromfield, Daniel (24 April 2017). "Gas: Narkopop". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  16. ^ "Exclaim!'s Top 10 Dance and Electronic Albums". Exclaim!. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gas – Narkopop" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  18. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gas – Narkopop" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2017.