Sleeve Notes1993
Gravitational Arch of 10
Vapourspace · 1993Recording
Vapourspace released Gravitational Arch of 10 as a 1993 12-inch on Plus 8 Records. The record was written and produced by Mark Gage, with the original version backed by Paradox of Time Dilation and The Cold Air. The single became Vapourspace's defining release and one of Plus 8's best-known early 1990s records. Its long-form, spiralling arrangement carried Mark Gage's sound from the North American techno underground into wider European club circulation. Gravitational Arch of 10 remained in circulation through 1993 major-label editions, the 1994 Themes from Vapourspace album, and later reissues. It is still recognised as Vapourspace's signature track and a durable example of early 1990s trance-leaning techno.
ArtistVapourspace
Year1993
LabelPlus 8 Records
ProducersMark Gage
How curators tag this
Techno100%
Sound check
Same ArtistFig. A
Paradox of Time Dilation
Vapourspace · 1993
Radio-/Video Edit
Vapourspace · 1993
The Cold Air
Vapourspace · 1993
Theme From Vapourspace
Vapourspace · 1993
SamplesFig. B
Next to Nothing
Fatboy Slim · 1996 · sampled-by
The Heat (The Energy)
The Prodigy · 1994 · sampled-by
Signature
Kemistry and Storm · 1999 · sampled-by
Year · 1993Fig. C
Artist · VapourspaceIn the Sleeve Notes
1990s
1993Gravitational Arch of 10You are here
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