Narkopop
by Gas
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 41 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 41
  3. Negative: 3 out of 41
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  1. Music_Observer
    May 16, 2017
    8
    Although the heavy existence of a 4/4 beat seemed to go against the free flow of this ambient album, I actually liked the dichotomy it presented, allowing for interesting experimentation of combining differing layers and obvious detectable movement to create a rich, pleasant ambiance. My Score: 135/180 (Solid) = 7.5/10
  2. Sal4u
    May 11, 2017
    7
    I liked how the album was calm and smooth but the rest meehhh and i think that Gas has lost some experience i mean 17 years for his last album before ''narkopop'' , kinda give a bad picture to people who dont get the ''Ambient'' genre
  3. Evic21
    Jan 22, 2021
    10
    When this album first came out, I was confused abut all the hype, but now that I've given it time to settle, Narkopop is truly a masterpiece. This is music to get lost in and music that envelops you like you're being hypnotized.
  4. clem666
    Dec 21, 2020
    4
    I discovered GAS by its 'Pop' album (2000). I really enjoyed it: it was deep, changing, questionning, heading and bright.

    'Narkopop' is another piece of work. GAS obviously kept his ambient style but here it feels like he put less effort in it. There are more tracks but less beat variance and almost all tracks are paired to the same grey fog. We quickly have the impression of getting    I discovered GAS by its 'Pop' album (2000). I really enjoyed it: it was deep, changing, questionning, heading and bright.

    'Narkopop' is another piece of work. GAS obviously kept his ambient style but here it feels like he put less effort in it. There are more tracks but less beat variance and almost all tracks are paired to the same grey fog. We quickly have the impression of getting lost in the project while waiting for something to happen. And when something does happen, it's miles away from our expectations.

    Anyway 'Narkopop' remains a nice project to listen to during work and study sessions when we get tired of any other style of music.    … Expand

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Metascore
86

Universal acclaim - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. The Wire
    Aug 8, 2017
    90
    Narkopop has a symphonic majesty, a sense of form and forward movement that no prior Gas record quite reached. Voigt's forest no longer merely murmurs; it positively exults. [May 2017, p.46]
  2. Record Collector
    May 25, 2017
    80
    The meditatively plodding drums are off-putting if focused on too deliberately, but there is little else to fault here for those who like to zone out into infinity, with the 17-minute long closer being particularly peachy.
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  3. Resident Advisor
    May 1, 2017
    80
    Whatever the differences on Narkopop, the album is remarkably true to the project's past: this is music that takes inspiration from childhood memories, bygone eras and the natural world. The results can feel like another dimension, but the album is also intensely personal.
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