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It was in 1970 that the explosive compound of a cavernous bass and a hammering beat erupted from our record players, as an otherworldly voice chanted in a mysterious language, the sound swelling with incandescent guitar riffs and the full force of a brass section. Thus began a first, double album, quite simply entitled Magma. Its strangeness and creative force meant that Magma would never appeal to everyone but the Parisian group’s landmark debut immediately guaranteed them a place in music history. Hailing from such diverse musical backgrounds as jazz, classical, blues, rock and pop, the eight founding musicians had all the talent required to bring this unique and visionary music to life

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Une histoire de Mekanïk – 50 Years of Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh

Label: Prophecy Productions
Released: 2023

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News: Recording

MAGMA Announce Lavish 50th Anniversary Vinyl Box Set Of 'Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh'

MAGMA Announce Lavish 50th Anniversary Vinyl Box Set Of  'Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh'

MAGMA is making the world of progressive music a massive birthday present in celebration of their iconic third album in the shape of a lavish box set, which is limited to 2,000 copies. Entitled Une histoire de Mekanïk – 50 Years of Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh, the French avant-garde pioneers and inventors of zeuhl follow the trail ...

Article: Album Review

Robin & The Woods: Moonfall

Read "Moonfall" reviewed by Mario Calvitti


Il cosiddetto rock progressivo nato e sviluppatosi negli anni '70 principalmente come fenomeno musicale che abbracciava un vasto numero di sottogeneri piuttosto che un movimento unitario è ancora più vivo che mai, come dimostrano non solo i numerosi progetti per ridefinirlo curati da produttori che al prog hanno dedicato tutto se stessi (come Steven Feigenbaum di ...

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Bourges 1979

Label: Seventh Records
Released: 2020

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News: Recording

Magma 'Bourges 1979' (2CD) Remastered Edition Now Available

Magma 'Bourges 1979' (2CD) Remastered Edition Now Available

This particular concert stands out as a moment of grace, partly due to its extreme tension and the risks taken collectively, which the audience still reminisces of to this day. While chosen for their rich and original musical content, rather than strictly technical qualities per se, these archives are a testament to the astounding talent of ...

Album

Magma

Label: Creative Sources Recordings
Released: 2019
Track listing: Magma.

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Article: Album Review

Ernesto Rodrigues / Abdul Moimême / Antez: Magma

Read "Magma" reviewed by Mark Corroto


The question that lingers over Magma, by the trio of violist Ernesto Rodrigues, guitarist Abdul Moimême and percussionist Antez, is whether the artists were conscious of the visual aspects created by their music. Of our five senses--taste, sight, touch, smell and sound--it is, of course, the perception of sound that we attribute to music. This is ...

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Article: Live Review

Something Else! Festival 2019

Read "Something Else! Festival 2019" reviewed by Mike Chamberlain


Something Else! St. John the Evangelist Church Hamilton, Ontario June 20-23, 2019 I must confess that I spend very little time in churches, so I would not normally be inclined to spend the first weekend of summer in one. But sometimes exceptions must be made, and such an exception ...

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AKT XVIII - Marquee - Londres 17 mars 1974

Label: Seventh Records
Released: 2018


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