Magma (Magma album)
Magma (reissued under the name Kobaïa) is the debut album by avant-garde 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.
| Magma (aka Kobaïa) | ||||
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| Released | October 1970 | |||
| Genre | Zeuhl, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 81:45 | |||
| Language | Kobaïan | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
| Producer | Laurent Thibault | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kobaïa" | Christian Vander | 10:15 |
| 2. | "Aïna" | Vander | 6:15 |
| 3. | "Malaria" | Vander | 4:20 |
| Total length: | 20:50 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sohïa" | Teddy Lasry | 7:00 |
| 2. | "Sckxyss" | François Cahen | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Auraë" | Vander | 10:55 |
| Total length: | 21:42 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thaud Zaïa" | Claude Engel | 7:00 |
| 2. | "Naü Ektila" | Laurent Thibault | 12:55 |
| Total length: | 19:55 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Stöah" | Vander | 8:05 |
| 2. | "Mûh" | Vander | 11:13 |
| Total length: | 19:18 (81:45) | ||
Legacy
The title track, "Kobaïa", has been played as a regular part of Magma concerts since its original recording, although in a jazzier version akin to that of the version on the live album Live/Hhaï (1975), which also featured new lyrics, in Kobaïan, instead of English.
Personnel
Performance
- Klaus Blasquiz – vocals
- François Cahen – piano
- Alain "Paco" Charlery – trumpet, percussion
- Claude Engel – guitars, flute, vocals
- Teddy Lasry – soprano sax, flute
- Francis Moze – electric bass, contrabass
- Richard Raux – alto and tenor sax, flute
- 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
External links
- Explanation of each track
- "Magma (6) - Kobaïa (2xLP, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
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