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GAS Live
Barbican Centre, London EC2
TO THE thrill of all art-techno enthusiasts, electronic producer Wolfgang Voigt returns to perform his seminal GAS project, allegedly inspired by taking LSD in the German forests of Cologne where he grew up.
The work, ambient and immersive, might make sense in more intimate surroundings. But, in the Barbican's main auditorium, one can appreciate the sheer scale of the audiovisual experience that the acoustics of the room do justice to.
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