Magma (Magma album)

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Released 1970 Language Kobaïan Release date 1970 Label Philips Records		Length 82:20 Artist Magma Producer Laurent Thibault

Genres Zeuhl, Progressive rock, Jazz fusion Similar Magma albums, Progressive rock albums

Magma (reissued under the name Kobaïa) is the debut album by progressive rock or "zeuhl" group Magma, which was released as a double-LP in 1970. The album tells the story of a group of people fleeing a doomed Earth to settle on the fictional planet Kobaïa.

Side one

"Kobaïa" (Christian Vander) – 10:15
"Aïna" (Vander) – 6:15
"Malaria" (Vander) – 4:20

Side two

"Sohïa" (Teddy Lasry) – 7:00
"Sckxyss" (François Cahen) – 3:47
"Auraë" (Vander) – 10:55

Side three

"Thaud Zaïa" (Claude Engel) – 7:00
"Naü Ektila" (Laurent Thibault) – 12:55

Side four

"Stöah" (Vander) – 8:05
"Mûh" (Vander) – 11:13

Legacy

The title track, "Kobaïa", has been played as a regular part of Magma concerts since its original recording, although in a more jazzy version akin to that of the version on the live album Live/Hhaï (1975).

Performance

Klaus Basquiz – vocals

François Cahen – piano

Claude Engel – guitars, flute, vocals

Teddy Lasry – soprano sax, flute

Richard Raux – alto and tenor sax, flute

Alain "Paco" Charlery – trumpet, percussion

Francis Moze – electric bass, contrabass

Christian Vander – drums, vocals

Production

Claude Martelot – engineer

Laurent Thibault – production

Lee Hallyday – production supervision

Louis Haig Sarkissian – stage manager

M. J. Petit – make-up

Marcel Engel – technical assistant

Roger Roche – engineer

Songs

1Kobaia10:09
2Aïna6:16
3Malaria4:22

References

Magma (Magma album) Wikipedia

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