I saw VapourSpace supporting Orbital on the Are We Here? Tour in '94, Coventry Poly, I think. I have the CD somewhere too. A great blast from the past. Thanks for sharing.
I saw exactly the same at Leeds Uni on the same tour, strangely, he came on after Orbital. A lot of of the crowd dispersed after Orbital, those who knew, stayed. Awesome. Sweat dripping form the ceiling!
I originally heard this in 1993 when I was 21. 2 years later I had it on Compact Disc. CD's were much longer lasting back then. Sadly an ignorant and destructive person completely wrecked it because he didn't like techno at all. But I found it on RU-vid. Thankyou RU-vid.
@Basmatine: Perhaps you heard me there unconsciously?!?! Here I am, almost 30yrs later: I played this cd all night long on repeat play one night in 1994, under the dark stellar skies of Moab UT, while camping near the shimmering waterfall pools above town: There were so many stars that clear night you felt like you were in outer space. My speakers were aimed skyward like a radio telescope. I imagined these sound waves emanating outward into the void for many light years to come. That some intelligent alien race might receive them & be inspired to save us all.
I have this CD somewhere. There was a review of it in either Future Music or Keyboard Magazine (US) and I was so surprised to find it in a store in Sweden.
summer 1995 whizzing round the madrid metro with eyes like movie cameras high on whisky words sun fucking themes from vapourspace and haunted dancehall
What the hell is this? I feel like I heard this album before, like when I was a child. Similar thing happened to me when I first heard Pink Floyd, it felt like I knew all the songs.
What 92/3??? Man this one pulled me in! Into the abyss and depths of the oceans known as electronic music It forever remains a powerful listen each time I hear it You never reach for the pause / stop NEVER!
what year did this come out? early 90s ya? I'm born in 84 only discovering this now in 2022. fucking radical. I was always a fan of early plus 8 tunes. somewhow this record escaped me. totally normal since it likely wan't on the wrold wide web at the time, and it wasn't in my local record shop. so glad i found you vapourman
Definitely opened doors for me. Saw this cd in an underground music magazine and bought it. I listened to this cd while tripping on acid in my room. Started going to raves in los Angeles then the rest is history. Used to go to raves by myself because my friends were not into it. Had a blast all through the 90's and early 2000's.
i went to many raves here in the UK from 88-92 starting aged 14. i found so many friends, never once was i hurt, robbed etc. raves create a family vibe, i hope you are still finding that vibe where ever you may be bro
Ohhhh yerrr 👌 what can I say,, awesome appsolutely awesome stuff 🤘😝 my puzzle pieces are coming together nicely, shit it's taken a while, Magic ✨ 💚 It thank youuuuuuuu
This album brings me back to a rave at a random fairgrounds where I saw Vapourspace live at 15/16. I remember that opening synth via gravitational arch of ten just cracking my brain open. It turned out to be life-changing, inspiring me to pursue other artists and solidified a deep love for electronic music. To this day, I can't say I've seen many artist who comes remotely close to this in a live performance setting. Mark Gage was definitely a pioneer.
Let's face it: The guy did one real big thing, "Gravitational arch of 10", the rest is completely average synth stuff that noone was interested in, and for a reason in my opinion. Uninspired.
Obviously, the rest of us here are not as sophisticated a listener as you are Bernhard and our aesthetic standards are far, far below your impeccable ones. I apologize on behalf of everyone else stupid enough to appreciate this album for you having to come by and set us straight. God bless you for your generosity.
@@sacky4life Well, that's life. Some like stuff that others don't. Noone talked about stupid. And didn't I say "in my opinion"? If you like the album - fine. Enjoy.
Average? Agree Arch of 10 was stone cold classic (played it out a few times myself), but the rest of the album isn’t just filler - it’s one long speed-fuelled acid trip basically, of which Arch of 10 is just one element. Bloody brilliant album if you ask me. And yes they don’t make em like this anymore. Check out Syzygy though, for a similar vibe but with a more British Rising High style to it.
Syzygy - Down the rabbit hole i go so. Love finding new music like this, I call it you-surfing cause i go from one page to another quicker than it can even load sometimes < lmao
I bought this CD some time around 1993 or so. I took it with me when I traveled from NYC (my home) to visit a friend in the high desert near Moab, Utah in 1994. We played it out of the car stereo speakers while we were parked on a mountain top in the middle of the high desert under the stars at night and danced in a small group of people. Obviously with some beverages, etc. I'll never forget listening to this while I could see the stars not just by looking up but by looking straight across. There were stars even at my feet. People who live in this part of the country have this fortune.
@Basmatine: Perhaps you heard me there unconsciously?!?! Here I am, almost 30yrs later: I played this cd all night long on repeat play one night in 1994, under the dark stellar skies of Moab UT, while camping near the shimmering waterfall pools above town: There were so many stars that clear night you felt like you were in outer space. My speakers were aimed skyward like a radio telescope. I imagined these sound waves emanating outward into the void for many light years to come. That some intelligent alien race might receive them & be inspired to save us all.
This album was huge for me too. I still feel like nobody captures this raw analog lushness with a decidedly Roland tilt as well. Plastikman too but different. I used to listen to this and then go program an SH-101 or Juno-1 to sound similar to his patches. Big inspiration. I feel like nobody has really upped this particular bar Mark Gage set. It can be listened to on repeat for forever and still feel fresh for years on end. I can't listen to much electronica from this era, but this one never gets old.
First time I heard this, I was unknowingly helping a guy called "Mad Dog" steal a car! Ford Fiesta XR2 it was. Gave him a push to jump-start the car. I didn't know he was a wrong one at the time, nor did I know the car wasn't his.
