Magma (band)

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Magma performing live at Roadburn Festival, 2017
Background information
OriginParis, France
Genres
Years active1969–1984, 1996–present
Labels
Members Christian Vander
Stella Vander
Isabelle Feuillebois
Rudy Blas
Hervé Aknin
Francis Linon [1]
Simon Goubert
Thierry Eliez
Jimmy Top
Caroline Indjein
Sylvie Fisichella
Laura Guarrato
Past members Francis Moze
Jannick "Janik" Top
Klaus Blasquiz
Didier Lockwood
Bernard Paganotti
Benoît Widemann
Teddy Lasry
Himiko Paganotti
Antoine Paganotti
Emmanuel Borghi
Bruno Ruder
Laurent Thibault
Jérémie Ternoy
Jim Grandcamp
James MacGaw
Jérome Martineau-Ricotti
Philippe Bussonnet
Benoît Alziary
Claud Angel
Jean-Pierre Lambelt
Patrick Gauthier
Yochiko Seffer
Brian Godding
Website magmamusic.org/en/home

Magma is a French progressive rock band founded in Paris in 1969 by self-taught drummer Christian Vander, who claimed as his inspiration a "vision of humanity's spiritual and ecological future" that profoundly disturbed him. The style of progressive rock that Vander developed with Magma is termed "Zeuhl", and has been applied to other bands in France operating in the same period, and to some recent Japanese bands. [2]

Contents

Vander created a fictional language, Kobaïan, in which most lyrics are sung. [3] In a 1977 interview with Vander and long-time Magma vocalist Klaus Blasquiz, Blasquiz said that Kobaïan is a "phonetic language made by elements of the Slavonic and Germanic languages to be able to express some things musically. The language has of course a content, but not word by word." [4] Vander himself has said, "When I wrote, the sounds [of Kobaïan] came naturally with it—I didn't intellectualise the process by saying 'Ok, now I'm going to write some words in a particular language', it was really sounds that were coming at the same time as the music." [5] In the course of their first album, the band tells the story of a group of people fleeing a doomed Earth to settle on the planet Kobaïa. Subsequently, conflict arises when the Kobaïans - descendants of the original colonists - encounter other Earth refugees. Later albums tell different stories set in more ancient times; however, the Kobaïan language remains an integral part of the music.

In 1986, the French label Seventh Records was founded to (re-)publish Magma's and Vander's work. Over the years, Seventh has also released albums by related artists such as Stella Vander, Patrick Gauthier, and Collectif Mu. [6]

History

Beginnings (1967–1971)

In early 1967, drummer Christian Vander played in the Wurdalaks and Cruciferius Lobonz, two rhythm and blues bands. With these groups, he wrote his first compositions, "Nogma" and "Atumba". The death of John Coltrane saddened Vander, who left the groups and traveled to Italy. He returned to France in 1969 and met saxophonist René Garber and bassist and conductor Laurent Thibault. Together with singer Lucien Zabuski and organist Francis Moze, they created the group Uniweria Zekt Magma Composedra Arguezdra, shortened to Magma. [7]

After their first tour, Magma experienced significant lineup turnover. Vocalist Lucien Zabuski was replaced with Klaus Blasquiz, and pianist Eddie Rabin, double bassist Jacky Vidal, and guitarist Claude Engel also joined the group. The group worked on material for three months in a house in the Chevreuse Valley. Eddie Rabin was replaced by François Cahen on keyboards, and Laurent Thibault abandoned bass to devote himself to production. Francis Moze became the new bassist. The band also expanded with a brass section, consisting of Teddy Lasry on saxophone and clarinet, Richard Raux on saxophone and flute, and Paco Charlery on trumpet. The group's first album, Magma , was released in the spring of 1970 by Philips Records. The group caused a sensation but audience reactions were mixed. [7]

After the album was released, Claude Engel, Richard Raux, and Paco Charlery left the group. Jeff Seffer replaced Raux on saxophone, and Louis Toesca replaced Charlery on trumpet. Their second album, 1001° Centigrades , was released in April 1971. The album won the band more exposure, including a performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival. [7]

Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh, to Üdü Wüdü (1972–1977)

In August 1972, Magma released the album The Unnamables , under the alias Univeria Zekt. However, the album sold only 1,500 copies. Many musicians left the band that year, including François Cahen, Louis Toesca, Jeff Seffer, Francis Moze, and Teddy Lasry. [7] That same year, Christian Vander recorded the soundtrack for Yvan Lagrange's film Tristan et Iseult. [7]

In 1973, Vander formed a new lineup of the band, adding Stella Vander as a second vocalist, Claude Olmos on guitar, Jannick Top replacing Francis Moze on bass, René Garber on saxophone and clarinet, and Jean-Luc Manderlier on keyboards, among others. This new version of the band would release their most famous work Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh, which would later become their most acclaimed album, and gave them international fame, [7] including a spot at the prestigious Newport Jazz Festival, their first American performance. In 1974, under Vander's name, the band released a soundtrack album accompanying Yvan Lagrange's 1972 film Tristan et Iseult, also known as Ẁurdah Ïtah ; under Magma's name, they followed up with Köhntarkösz , which was successful among fans, but not received as well among the public as Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh. [7] The band would then go on a long, year-and-a-half long tour of France, and after another member shakeup (Bernard Paganotti replacing Jannick Top on bass, Didier Lockwood added as a violinist, Jean-Pol Asseline and Benot Widemann replacing Gerard Bikialo on keyboards, and Gabriel Federow replacing Claude Olmos on guitar), released their first live album, Live / Hhaï, in December 1975, recorded at the Taverne de l'Olympia in Paris. [8]

In 1976, Top briefly rejoined the band for the recording of the album Üdü Ẁüdü , but left soon after due to strained relations with frontman Christian Vander. More lineup turnover followed in 1977, with Jean DeAntoni replacing Gabriel Federow on guitar, Guy Delacroix replacing Bernard Paganotti on bass, and Clement Bailly hired as a second drummer.

Changing sound and breakup (1978–1984)

In 1978, Magma released the album Attahk . Vying for more commercial success, [9] the album included elements of soul, rhythm & blues, and funk music.

Celebrating 10 years as a band, in 1980, Magma performed three nights at L'Olympia in Paris, with guest appearances from many of the group's past musicians. These were recorded and released as Retrospektïẁ (Parts I+II) and Retrospektïẁ (Part III) . The concerts were successful, and allowed Magma to play a number of shows around France, including a three-week residency at Paris's Bobino in 1981, which was recorded and filmed, and later released as Concert Bobino 1981.

In 1984, the band recorded the album Merci , and disbanded shortly afterwards. Christian Vander formed other projects such as Offering, and various jazz projects including the Christian Vander Trio.

Reformation (1996–present)

While performing as Offering, Vander would occasionally perform Magma songs. In 1989, professional snooker champion Steve Davis convinced Vander to perform a reunion tour (at least six shows [10] [11] ) which led Vander to consider reuniting Magma. [12] [13]

After the dissolution of Offering, this was fully realised in 1996 after friend Bernard Ivan asked Vander if he was considering reviving Magma, as he was confident he could get Vander concert dates. Vander agreed, but confessed that he didn't think there would be any remaining interest in the band. Ivan came back to Vander to tell him he fully booked a number of gigs for Magma and Vander, surprised, quickly cobbled a lineup from Offering and friends in the music scene to create a new 14-piece Magma. [14]

Vander decided to revive some sections of tracks he had written back in 1972-1973 while working on Köhntarkösz on this new tour. Eventually, these merged into one big composition K.A (Köhntarkösz Anteria) , which released in 2004 to acclaim and surprise at their comeback. K.A is conceptually the prequel to Köhntarkösz, which was then followed up by a sequel Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré in 2009, ending a narrative trilogy between the three albums.

On 30 September 2022 Magma released their fifteenth album Kartëhl . [15] The album is a collective work of the band members. The copyright proceeds of the track Dëhndë will be donated to a charity for people with autism. [16]

Magma still tour today.

Kobaïan

Kobaïan
Created by Christian Vander
Date1969
Setting and usageLyrics for a musical group
Purpose
SourcesBased on elements of Slavic and Germanic languages and the scat-yodeling vocal style of Leon Thomas [3]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 None (mis)
Glottolog None
IETF art-x-kobaian

Kobaïan is a lyrical language created by Christian Vander for Magma. [17] [18] [19] It is the language of Kobaïa, a fictional planet invented by Vander and the setting for a musical "space opera" sung in Kobaïan by Magma on fifteen concept albums. [3] [20] [21]

Development

French drummer and composer Christian Vander formed Magma in late 1969 in an attempt to fill the void left by the death of American jazz musician and composer John Coltrane. [3] Magma's first album, Magma (later reissued as Kobaïa), told a story of refugees fleeing a future Earth and settling on a fictional planet called Kobaïa. [22] The lyrics were all in Kobaïan (except the title track, sung mostly in English), a language Vander constructed for the album, some sung by soloists and others by "massive quasi-operatic choruses". [3] Over the next three decades, Magma have made fifteen albums that continues the mythology of Kobaïa, all sung in Kobaïan. [20]

Vander (his Kobaïan name is Zëbëhn Straïn dë Ğeuštaah) said in an interview that he invented Kobaïan for Magma because "French just wasn't expressive enough. Either for the story or for the sound of the music". [19] [23] He said that the language developed in parallel with the music, that sounds appeared as he was composing on a piano. [24] Vander based Kobaïan in part on elements of Slavic and Germanic languages and in part on the scat-yodeling vocal style of American avant-garde jazz singer Leon Thomas. [3] The subsequent expansion of the language became a group effort, and as Magma's personnel changed, so new ideas were incorporated into the language (and the music). [22]

British music critic Ian MacDonald said that Kobaïan is "phonetic, not semantic", and that it is based on "sonorities, not on applied meanings". [25] One of Magma's singers, Klaus Blasquiz, described Kobaïan as "a language of the heart" whose words are "inseparable from the music". [25] Magma expert Michael Draine said "the abstraction provided by the Kobaïan verse seems to inspire Magma's singers to heights of emotional abandon rarely permitted by conventional lyrics". [3]

The Kobaïan lyrics on Magma's albums were generally not translated (though both Kobaïan lyrics and an English translation were provided for the first UK release on A&M of Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh ), but clues to the unfolding story of Kobaïa were given in French in the albums' liner notes. While the original intent of the language was to avoid over-scrutiny, unofficial Kobaïan online lexicons were created by Magma fans, and Vander himself has since translated many of the words. [20]

Influence

Christian Vander called Magma's music "Zeuhl" (Kobaïan for "celestial"), [26] and it influenced a number of other (mostly French) bands, including Zao (France), Art Zoyd (France) and Univers Zero (Belgium). [27] Zeuhl later became a music genre which was used to describe music similar to that of Magma. [28] [29] Several Japanese Zeuhl bands also sprang up, including Ruins and Kōenji Hyakkei, whose lyrics are also sung in a constructed language similar to Kobaïan. [20]

Style and influences

Christian Vander has described the style of progressive rock that he developed with Magma in France from 1969 onwards as "zeuhl". [30] Dominique Leone, writing for Pitchfork , says the style is "about what you'd expect an alien rock opera to sound like: massed, chanted choral motifs, martial, repetitive percussion, sudden bursts of explosive improv and just as unexpected lapses into eerie, minimalist trance-rock." [31] The term comes from Kobaïan, [26] the fictional language created by Vander for Magma. [19] He has said that it means celestial; [26] that "Zeuhl music means 'vibratory music'" [32] and that zeuhl is "L'esprit au travers de la matière. That is Zeuhl. Zeuhl is also the sound which you can feel vibrating in your belly. Pronounce the word Zeuhl very slowly, and stress the letter 'z' at the beginning, and you will feel your body vibrating." [33]

Originally applied solely to the music of Magma, the term "zeuhl" was eventually used to describe the similar music produced by French bands beginning in the 1970s. [34] In addition to Magma, bands who are associated with the term include: Happy Family, [35] Kōenji Hyakkei, [36] and Ruins [37] from Japan, and French band Zao. [38]

The Chicago Reader wrote that Magma's music "could arguably be labeled modern classical, progressive rock, free jazz, or even psychedelia, but it’s too big for any of those boxes". [39]

Vander was musically influenced by John Coltrane and Carl Orff. [40]

The mythology of Kobaïa seems to be strongly influenced by the esoteric The Urantia Book , a kind of pseudo-bible that combines religious elements of various origins with scientific findings and science fiction. Furthermore, the motifs surrounding the myth of Kobaïa, particularly in the first three albums, have similarities with Johannes Kepler's novel Somnium from 1634, Francis Godwin's novel The Man in the Moone from 1638 and Cyrano de Bergerac's The Other World (Orig. L'autre monde), whose works gained new popularity in France in the 1970s. With the album Theusz Hamthaak, the motifs increasingly approach modern science fiction literature of the 20th century such as H. G. Wells' The Time Machine , Olaf Stapledon's The Last and the First Men and The Star Maker of 1930 or Arthur C. Clark's The Last Generation from 1953. However, Vander has not yet commented directly on the sources of his inspirations. [41]

Legacy

The band is widely considered to be musically adventurous and imaginative [42] [43] [44] among music critics. Magma uses choirs extensively in a way reminiscent of the composer Carl Orff. [45] Magma's music is also highly influenced by jazz saxophone player John Coltrane, and Vander has said that "it is still Coltrane who actually gives me the real material to work on, to be able to move on". [46]

Many of the musicians who have played with Magma have also formed solo projects or spinoff acts. The Kobaïan term Zeuhl has come to refer to the musical style of these bands and the French jazz fusion/symphonic rock scene that grew around them. [2] Besides Christian Vander, other well-known Magma alumni include the violinist Didier Lockwood, bassist-composer Jannick "Janik" Top, [47] and spinoff act Weidorje. [48]

Fandom

The band has a number of high-profile fans. Punk rock singer Johnny Rotten, [49] metal musician Kristoffer Rygg, [50] Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree, [51] Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth, [52] Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, [53] Cattle Decapitation vocalist Travis Ryan, [54] magician Penn Jillette, and Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky have all stated their admiration of the band.

In the 1980s, British World champion snooker player Steve Davis declared himself a passionate follower of the band since his youth and used some of his winnings to promote a series of concerts by Magma in London. [55]

Television journalist Antoine de Caunes wrote a biography of the band entitled Magma. [56] [57]

In 2017, documentary filmmaker Laurent Goldstein directed To Life, Death and Beyond – The Music of Magma. Interviewees include Christian Vander, Stella Vander, James MacGaw, Trey Gunn, Robert Trujillo, and Jello Biafra. [58]

Personnel

Christian Vander at Roadburn Festival 2017 MAGMA @ Roadburn Festival 2017 03.jpg
Christian Vander at Roadburn Festival 2017

Members

History of the members(a hidden table)
PeriodFormationRecording
Early 1969
  • Lucien Zabuski – vocals
  • Jean-Jacques Ferry – guitar
  • Eric Grimbert – guitar
  • Francis Moze – keyboards
  • Laurent Thibault – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
April 1969 – August 1969
  • Lucien Zabuski – vocals
  • Claude Engel – guitar
  • René Garber – saxophone, clarinet
  • Guy Marco – trumpet
  • René Morizur – saxophone
  • Eddy Rabbin – keyboards
  • Laurent Thibault – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
August 1969 – October 1969
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals
  • Claude Engel – guitar
  • René Garber – saxophone, clarinet
  • Guy Marco – trumpet
  • René Morizur – saxophone
  • Eddy Rabbin – keyboards
  • Laurent Thibault – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
October 1969 – January 1970
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
  • Claude Engel – guitar
  • René Garber – saxophone, clarinet
  • Alain "Paco" Charlery – trumpet
  • Richard Raux – saxophone, flute
  • François Cahen – keyboards
  • Laurent Thibault – bass
  • Jacky Vidal – double bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
January 1970 – August 1970
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
  • Claude Engel – guitar, flute, vocals
  • Alain "Paco" Charlery – trumpet, percussion
  • Teddy Lasry – saxophone, flute, woodwinds
  • Richard Raux – saxophones, flute
  • François Cahen – keyboards
  • Francis Moze – bass, double bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, vocals
Magma (1970)
October 1970 – December 1970
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
  • Claude Engel – guitar
  • Teddy Lasry – clarinet, saxophone, flute
  • Jeff Seffer – saxophone, bass clarinet
  • François Cahen – keyboards
  • Francis Moze – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
mid January 1971 – end December 1971
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
  • Claude Engel – guitar (not on 1001° Centigrades)
  • Teddy Lasry – clarinet, saxophone, flute
  • Jeff Seffer – saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Louis Toesca – trumpet (not on The Unnamables)
  • François Cahen – keyboards
  • Francis Moze – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Lucien Zabuski – vocals (studio only on The Unnamables)
  • Lionel Ledissez – vocals (studio only on The Unnamables)
  • Tito Puentes – trumpet (studio only on The Unnamables)
1001° Centigrades (1971)
Univeria Zekt - The Unnamables (1972)
end December 1971 – beginning January 1972
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals
  • Teddy Lasry – clarinet, saxophone, flute
  • Jeff Seffer – saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Louis Toesca – trumpet
  • François Cahen – keyboards
  • Jean-Luc Manderlier – keyboards
  • Francis Moze – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Daniel Denis – percussion, drums (guest)
beginning January 1972 – end December 1972
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
  • Teddy Lasry – clarinet, saxophone, flute
  • Jeff Seffer – saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Louis Toesca – trumpet
  • François Cahen – keyboards
  • Jean-Luc Manderlier – keyboards
  • Francis Moze – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
end December 1972 – mid January 1973
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • René Garber – saxophone, clarinet
  • Jean-Luc Manderlier – keyboards
  • Michel Graillier – keyboards (not on Mëkanïk Kömmandöh)
  • Jean-Pierre Lambert – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
Akt X: Mëkanïk Kömmandöh (1989)
mid January 1973 – March 1973
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Marc Fosset – guitar
  • Claude Olmos – guitar
  • René Garber – saxophone, clarinet
  • Jean-Luc Manderlier – keyboards
  • Gérard Bikialo – keyboards
  • Jean-Pierre Lembert – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
March 1973 – May 1973
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Claude Olmos – guitar
  • René Garber – saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Teddy Lasry – clarinet, saxophone, flute
  • Jean-Luc Manderlier – keyboards
  • Jannick Top – bass, cello, piano, vocals
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, piano, vocals
Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh (1973)
June 1973 – July 1973
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Claude Olmos – guitar
  • René Garber – saxophone, clarinet
  • Teddy Lasry – saxophone, flute
  • Michel Graillier – keyboards
  • Jannick Top – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet (guest July 1973 US tour)
  • Michael Brecker – saxophone (guest July 1973 US tour)
  • Bill Watrous – trombone (guest July 1973 US tour)
August 1973 – end December 1973
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Claude Olmos – guitar
  • René Garber – saxophone, clarinet
  • Michel Graillier – keyboards
  • Jannick Top – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
January 1974 – March 1974
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
  • Claude Olmos – guitar
  • Michel Graillier – keyboards
  • Gérard Bikialo – keyboards
  • Jannick Top – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
Akt XIII: BBC 1974 Londres (1999)
Zühn Ẁöhl Ünsai - Live 1974 (2014)
Akt XVIII: Marquee Londres 17 Mars 1974 (2018)
March 1974 – August 1974
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
  • Stella Vander – vocals, percussion
  • Claude Olmos – guitar (not on Köhntarkösz)
  • Teddy Lasry – saxophone, flute
  • Gérard Bikialo – keyboards
  • Jannick Top – bass, piano, cello, vocals
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, piano, vocals
  • Brian Godding – guitar (studio only on Köhntarkösz)
  • Michel Graillier – keyboards (studio only on Köhntarkösz)
Köhntarkösz (1974)
September 1974 – November 1974
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
  • Stella Vander – vocals, percussion
  • Gabriel Federow – guitar
  • Didier Lockwood – violin
  • Francis Lockwood – keyboards (briefly, replaced by Jean-Pol Asseline)
  • Jean-Pol Asseline – keyboards
  • Benoît Widemann – keyboards
  • Jannick Top – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
January 1975 – August 1975
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
  • Stella Vander – vocals, percussion
  • Gabriel Federow – guitar
  • Didier Lockwood – violin
  • Jean-Pol Asseline – keyboards
  • Benoît Widemann – keyboards
  • Bernard Paganotti – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
Live/Hhaï (1975)
September 1975 – February 1976
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
  • Stella Vander – vocals, percussion
  • Gabriel Federow – guitar
  • Didier Lockwood – violin
  • Benoît Widemann – keyboards
  • Patrick Gauthier – keyboards
  • Bernard Paganotti – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
Akt IV: Théâtre du Taur Concert 1975 Toulouse (1994)
March 1976 – September 1976 (first split)
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Liza Deluxe – vocals (not on Concert 1976 Opéra de Reims)
  • Gabriel Federow – guitar
  • Didier Lockwood – violin
  • Benoît Widemann – keyboards
  • Patrick Gauthier – keyboards
  • Bernard Paganotti – bass, percussion, vocals
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals
  • Lucille Cullaz – vocals (studio only on Üdü Ẁüdü)
  • Catherine Szpira – vocals (studio only on Üdü Ẁüdü)
  • Pierre Dutour – trumpets (studio only on Üdü Ẁüdü)
  • Alain Hatot – saxophones (studio only on Üdü Ẁüdü)
  • Michel Graillier – keyboards (studio only on Üdü Ẁüdü)
  • Jannick Top – bass, fret-cello, synthesizer, percussion, horn arrangement, vocals (studio only on Üdü Ẁüdü)
Üdü Ẁüdü (1976)
Akt IX: Concert 1976 Opéra de Reims (1996)
November 1976 – January 1977 (first reformation)
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions
  • Stella Vander – vocals, percussions
  • Gabriel Federow – guitar
  • Benoît Widemann – keyboards
  • Jean-Pol Asseline – keyboards
  • Bernard Paganotti – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
January 1977 – mid 1977
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Florence Bertaux – vocals
  • Jean De Antoni – guitar
  • Benoît Widemann – keyboards
  • Guy Delacroix – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Clément Bailly – drums (guest)
mid 1977 – end 1977
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Liza Deluxe – vocals
  • Jean De Antoni – guitar
  • Benoît Widemann – keyboards
  • Guy Delacroix – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Clément Bailly – second drums (guest) (not on Attahk)
  • Jacques Bolognesi – trombone (studio only on Attahk)
  • Tony Russo – trumpet (studio only on Attahk)
Attahk (1977)
January 1978 – mid 1978
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
  • Stella Vander – vocals, percussion
  • Liza Deluxe – vocals
  • René Garber – clarinet
  • Benoît Widemann – keyboards
  • Guy Delacroix – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
mid 1978 – November 1978 (second split)
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Liza Deluxe – vocals
  • Maria Popkiewicz – vocals
  • Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar, bass
  • René Garber – clarinet
  • André Hervé – keyboards
  • Guy Delacroix – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
spring 1979 – mid 1979 (second reformation)
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Liza Deluxe – vocals
  • Maria Popkiewicz – vocals
  • Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar, bass
  • André Hervé – keyboards
  • Michel Hervé – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
Akt XV: Bourges 1979 (2020)
mid 1979 – end 1979
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Liza Deluxe – vocals
  • Maria Popkiewicz – vocals
  • Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar, bass
  • Jean De Antoni – guitar
  • André Hervé – keyboards
  • Benoît Widemann – keyboards
  • Michel Hervé – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
end 1979 – January 1980
  • Stella Vander – vocals, percussion
  • Liza Deluxe – vocals
  • Maria Popkiewicz – vocals
  • Jean-Michel Kajdan – guitar
  • Benoît Widemann – keyboards
  • Francis Lockwood – keyboards
  • Michel Hervé – bass
  • Dominique Bertram – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
January 1980 – June 1980
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Liza Deluxe – vocals
  • Maria Popkiewicz – vocals
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
  • Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar
  • Benoît Widemann – keyboards
  • Francis Lockwood – keyboards
  • Michel Hervé – bass
  • Dominique Bertram – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
June 1980 – end 1980 (reunion of old members for 3 shows)
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Liza Deluxe – vocals
  • Maria Popkiewicz – vocals
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals
  • Guy Khalifa – vocals (not on Retrospektïẁ I+II)
  • Claire Laborde – vocals (not on Retrospektïẁ III)
  • Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar, bass
  • Claude Engel – guitar (not on Retrospektïẁ)
  • Gabriel Federow – guitar
  • Didier Lockwood – violin
  • Teddy Lasry – flute, saxophone (not on Retrospektïẁ)
  • René Garber – saxophone, clarinet (not on Retrospektïẁ I+II)
  • Jeff Seffer – saxophone (not on Retrospektïẁ)
  • Louis Toesca – trumpet (not on Retrospektïẁ)
  • Benoît Widemann – keyboards
  • Patrick Gauthier – keyboards
  • François Cahen – keyboards (not on Retrospektïẁ)
  • Jean-Pierre Fouquey – keyboards (not on Retrospektïẁ I+II)
  • Dominique Bertram – bass (not on Retrospektïẁ I+II)
  • Bernard Paganotti – bass, guitar
  • Francis Moze – bass, keyboards (not on Retrospektïẁ)
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
  • François Laizeau – drums, percussion (not on Retrospektïẁ I+II)
Retrospektïẁ (Parts I+II) (1981)
Retrospektïẁ (Part III) (1981)
end 1980 – mid 1981
  • Stella Vander – vocals, percussion
  • Liza Deluxe – vocals
  • Maria Popkiewicz – vocals (not on Concert Bobino 1981)
  • Guy Khalifa – vocals, keyboards
  • Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar, bass
  • Jean-Michel Kajdan – guitar (not on Concert Bobino 1981)
  • René Garber – clarinet (not on Concert Bobino 1981)
  • Alain Guillard – wind instruments & trumpet
  • Yvon Guillard – wind instruments & saxophone
  • Arrigo Lorenzi – saxophone (not on Concert Bobino 1981)
  • Richard Raux – saxophone & flute (not on Concert Bobino 1981)
  • Benoît Widemann – keyboards
  • Francis Lockwood – keyboards (not on Concert Bobino 1981)
  • Jean-Pierre Fouquey – piano (not on Concert Bobino 1981)
  • Dominique Bertram – bass
  • Marc Éliard – bass (not on Concert Bobino 1981)
  • Jannick Top – bass (not on Concert Bobino 1981)
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Francois Laizeau – drums and percussion (not on Concert Bobino 1981)
  • Doudou Weiss – drums
Akt V-VI: Concert Bobino 1981 (1995)
mid 1981 – beginning 1982
  • Stella Vander – vocals, percussion
  • Liza Deluxe – vocals
  • Maria Popkiewicz – vocals
  • Guy Khalifa – vocals
  • Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar
  • Jean-Michel Kajdan – guitar
  • René Garber – saxophone & clarinet
  • Alain Guillard – wind instruments & trumpet
  • Yvon Guillard – wind instruments & saxophone
  • Arrigo Lorenzi – saxophone
  • Benoît Widemann – keyboards
  • Jean-Pierre Fouquey – piano
  • Patrick Gauthier – keyboards
  • Dominique Bertram – bass
  • Marc Éliard – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Doudou Weiss – drums
beginning 1982 – mid 1982
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Liza Deluxe – vocals
  • Maria Popkiewicz – vocals
  • Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar
  • René Garber – clarinet
  • Alain Guillard – trumpet
  • Yvon Guillard – saxophone
  • Arrigo Lorenzi – saxophone
  • Benoît Widemann – keyboards
  • Jean-Pierre Fouquey – piano
  • Patrick Gauthier – keyboards
  • Dominique Bertram – bass
  • Marc Éliard – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Francois Kokelaere – percussion
mid 1982 – beginning 1983
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Liza Deluxe – vocals
  • Maria Popkiewicz – vocals
  • Guy Khalifa – vocals
  • Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar
  • René Garber – clarinet & saxophone
  • Alain Guillard – trumpet
  • Yvon Guillard – saxophone
  • Arrigo Lorenzi – saxophone
  • Michel Gaucher – saxophone
  • Denis Leloup – trombone
  • Christian Martinez – trumpet
  • Freddy Opsepian – trumpet
  • Jean-Pierre Fouquey – piano
  • Simon Goubert – keyboards
  • Michel Graillier – keyboards
  • Dominique Bertram – bass
  • Marc Éliard – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Francois Kokelaere – percussion
  • François Laizeau – percussion
beginning 1983 – end 1983
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Liza Deluxe – vocals
  • Guy Khalifa – vocals
  • Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar
  • Christian Martinez – trumpet
  • Jean-Pierre Fouquey – piano
  • Simon Goubert – keyboards
  • Michel Graillier – keyboards
  • Patrick Gauthier – keyboards
  • Dominique Bertram – bass
  • Marc Éliard – bass
  • Sylvin Marc – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Pierre Moerlen – drums (guest)
end 1983 – end 1984
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Liza Deluxe – vocals
  • Guy Khalifa – vocals
  • Alex Ferrand – vocals
  • Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar
  • Christian Martinez – trumpet
  • Michel Gaucher – saxophone
  • René Garber – clarinet & saxophone
  • Denis Leloup – trombone
  • Freddy Opsepian – trumpet
  • Jean-Pierre Fouquey – piano
  • Simon Goubert – keyboards
  • Dominique Bertram – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
  • François Laizeau – percussion
  • Steve Shehan – percussion
Merci (1985)
end 1984 – beginning 1985
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Lisa Deluxe – vocals
  • Guy Khalifa – vocals
  • Jean-Pierre Fouquey – piano
  • Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar
  • Simon Goubert – keyboards
  • Dominique Bertram – bass
  • Guy Delacroix – bass
  • Jean-Marc Jafet – bass
  • Francis Moze – bass
  • Rémy Sarrazin – bass
  • Frédéric Briet – double bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Pierre Marcault – percussion
  • Claude Salmieri – drums (guest)
  • Michel Le Bars – drums (guest)
1986 – 1990 solo projects of Christian Vander, Magma on stand by
February 1990 with OFFERING
1991
  • Julie Vander – vocals
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Isabelle Feuillebois – vocals
  • Addie Déat – vocals, keyboards
  • Jean-François Déat – vocals, keyboards
  • Emmanuel Borghi – keyboards
  • Pierre-Michel Sivadier – keyboards
  • Christian Vander – drums
1992
1992 – 1996
1996
1997
  • Bertrand Cardiet – vocals
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Isabelle Feuillebois – vocals
  • Jean-François Déat – vocals, keyboards
  • Franck Vedel – guitar
  • Philippe Bussonnet – bass
  • Pierre-Michel Sivadier – keyboards
  • Christian Vander – drums
October 1997 – 1998
1999 – 2001
2002
  • Antoine Paganotti – vocals
  • Himiko Paganotti – vocals
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Isabelle Feuillebois – vocals
  • James Mac Gaw – guitar
  • Philippe Bussonnet – bass
  • Emmanuel Borghi – keyboards
  • Christian Vander – drums
March 2003 – 2005
  • Antoine Paganotti – vocals
  • Himiko Paganotti – vocals
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Isabelle Feuillebois – vocals
  • James Mac Gaw – guitar
  • Philippe Bussonnet – bass
  • Fred d'Oelsnitz – piano
  • Emmanuel Borghi – keyboards
  • Christian Vander – drums
beginning February 2006 – 2008
  • Antoine Paganotti – vocals
  • Himiko Paganotti – vocals
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Isabelle Feuillebois – vocals
  • James Mac Gaw – guitar
  • Philippe Bussonnet – bass
  • Benoît Alziary – vibraphone
  • Emmanuel Borghi – keyboards
  • Christian Vander – drums
beginning February 2008 – 2012
beginning 2012 – December 2019
December 2019 – beginning 2022
  • Christian Vander – vocals, drums & composer
  • Hervé Aknin – vocals
  • Isabelle Feuillebois – vocals
  • Stella Vander – vocals, percussions
  • Sandrine Destefanis - vocals
  • Sylvie Fisichella - vocals
  • Laura Guarrato - vocals
  • Rudy Blas – guitar
  • Jimmy Top - bass
  • Simon Goubert - keyboards
  • Thierry Eliez - keyboards
beginning 2022–Present
  • Christian Vander – vocals, drums & composer
  • Hervé Aknin – vocals
  • Isabelle Feuillebois – vocals
  • Stella Vander – vocals, percussions
  • Caroline Indjein - vocals
  • Sylvie Fisichella - vocals
  • Laura Guarrato - vocals
  • Rudy Blas – guitar
  • Jimmy Top - bass
  • Simon Goubert - keyboards
  • Thierry Eliez - keyboards

Timeline

1969–1983

Magma (band)

1990–present

Magma (band)

Discography

Studio albums
Live albums
EPs
Compilations/boxsets/other material
Videos

See also

Related Research Articles

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Zeuhl is a music genre that is a hybrid of jazz fusion, symphonic rock and neoclassical music, established in 1969 by the French band Magma. The term comes from Kobaïan, the fictional language created by Magma's Christian Vander and Klaus Blasquiz for Magma, in which Zeuhl Ẁortz means approximately "Celestial Force".

<i>Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh</i> 1973 studio album by Magma

Mekanïk Destruktïẁ Kommandöh, also abbreviated as MDK, is the third studio album by French band Magma, released on 6 May 1973. Magma's original recording of the composition that makes up the album was refused by the record company at the time, but was eventually released as Mekanïk Kommandöh in 1989.

<i>K.A (Köhntarkösz Anteria)</i> 2004 studio album by Magma

K.A is the ninth studio album by French rock band Magma, released on 8 November 2004. The album was Magma's first full-length studio release in just under 20 years. The material was largely composed by drummer Christian Vander in 1973–74, and fragments of it can be heard on Magma's 1977 live album Inédits.

<i>Magma</i> (Magma album) 1970 studio album by Magma

Magma is the self-titled debut album by French rock band Magma. Released as a double-LP in 1970, it is a concept album which tells the story of a group of people fleeing a doomed Earth to settle on the fictional planet Kobaïa. Except for the first song, which is sung in English, all lyrics are sung in the Kobaïan language invented by the band. Although initially self-titled, the album was later reissued under the name Kobaïa.

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<i>Köhntarkösz</i> 1974 studio album by Magma

Köhntarkösz is the fifth studio album by French band Magma, released on 10 September 1974.

<i>1001° Centigrades</i> 1971 studio album by Magma

1001° Centigrades, alternative title 2, is the second album by French rock band Magma, released on 5 October 1971. Future reissues use both titles as 2: 1001° Centigrades.

<i>Live/Hhaï</i> 1975 live album by Magma

Live/Hhaï is the first live album and fifth album in total by French rock group Magma. It was recorded in Paris between the 1st and 5 June 1975 at the Taverne de l'Olympia, and was first released in 1975.

<i>Üdü Ẁüdü</i> 1976 studio album by Magma

Üdü Ẁüdü is the sixth studio album by French rock band Magma, released on 10 September 1976.

<i>Inédits</i> 1977 live album by Magma

Inédits is an album by French rock band Magma. It was released in 1977 and features unreleased pieces and music that would eventually be used in the band's 2004 studio album K.A. . The album was first released on Tapioca, then on LTM, and more recently on Seventh. It is noted for its poor sound quality.

<i>Retrospektïẁ (Parts I+II)</i> 1981 live album by Magma

Retrospektïẁ is a live album by French rock band Magma. Released in 1981, it documents live recordings from a series of Magma reunion shows in Paris on 9, 10 and 11 June 1980. It was originally released on RCA, and has been re-released on Seventh Records.

<i>Mekanïk Kommandöh</i> 1989 studio album by Magma

Mekanïk Kommandöh is an album by French rock band Magma. It was recorded in 1973, but not released until 1989. The album consists of an early rendition of the band's classic record Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh. This alternate take features a rawer, more stripped-down mix that pushes the drums upfront and does not contain the horns and other melodic instruments. It includes a doom-laden introduction delivered by Christian Vander which was not used in the following version.

<i>The Unnamables</i> 1972 studio album by Univeria Zekt

The Unnamables is the only album recorded by Magma under the alias Univeria Zekt. Released in 1972, the album shows a more accessible jazz fusion sound, in an attempt to reach a broader audience, compared to the harsher, less accessible sounds of Magma's self-titled debut album.

<i>Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré</i> 2009 studio album by Magma

Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré is the tenth studio album by French progressive rock band Magma. It was released on 20 October 2009. Parts of it have been played live since 1975 and can be found on various albums as extracts or live versions.

<i>Studio Zünd: 40 Ans dEvolution</i> 2009 box set by Magma

Studio Zünd: 40 Ans d'Évolution is a box set by French rock band Magma. Released in 2009, the box consists of the band's 1970 to 2004 studio albums and the exclusive double CD Archiw I & II, a compilation of unreleased material, including the 1970 film soundtrack for 24 heures seulement, an alternate version of Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh - originally issued as a bonus on the first CD edition of the MDK album, the band's first demo recordings from 1970, and an alternate take of "Eliphas Levi" from Merci (1984). Album tracks are not remastered. A similar live box set, Köhnzert Zünd, was released 2012.

<i>Ẁurdah Ïtah</i> 1974 studio album by Magma

Ẁurdah Ïtah is the fourth studio album by French progressive rock band Magma. The album was originally released on 15 June 1974 under the name Tristan et Iseult as a Christian Vander solo studio film soundtrack. The soundtrack was for Yvan Lagrange's 1972 avant-garde film Tristan et Iseult.

<i>Theusz Hamtaahk</i> 2001 live album by Magma

Theusz Hamtaahk is a live album by the French rock band Magma, released in 2001. The album was recorded in 2000 over the course of two days during Magma's 30th anniversary shows at the Trianon theater, Paris, France and released both as a 3 audio CD box with a 16-page color booklet and libretti containing all the lyrics, and as a DVD. It is the first record to contain all three movements of the trilogy Theusz Hamtaahk:

<i>Theatre Du Taur Concert, 1975</i> 1994 live album by Magma

Theatre Du Taur Concert, 1975 is an official bootleg live album by the French rock band Magma. It was recorded in Toulouse on 24 September 1975 but it was not released until 1994.

<i>Kartëhl</i> 2022 studio album by Magma

Kartëhl or Kãrtëhl is the fifteenth studio album by French progressive rock and zeuhl group Magma, released on 30 September 2022 by Seventh Records as a compact disc and three-sided double LP. The album is a collaborative work between the band members, with royalties from the track Dëhndë to benefit the French charity La Fondation Initiative Autisme for people with autism.

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