Magma (Magma album)

Magma (aka Kobaïa)
Studio album by Magma
Released 1970
Genre Zeuhl, jazz fusion
Length 82:20
Language Kobaïan, English[1]
Label Philips
Producer Laurent Thibault
Magma chronology
Magma
(1970)		 1001° Centigrades
(1971)1001° Centigrades1971
Singles from Magma
  1. "Kobaïa" b/w "Mûh"
    Released: 1970 (Philips 6009-59)
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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.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Kobaïa" (Christian Vander) – 10:15
  2. "Aïna" (Vander) – 6:15
  3. "Malaria" (Vander) – 4:20

Side two

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

Side three

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

Side four

  1. "Stöah" (Vander) – 8:05
  2. "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 jazzier version akin to that of the version on the live album Live/Hhaï (1975).

Personnel

Performance

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

References

  • Explanation of each track
  • "Magma (6) - Kobaïa (2xLP, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
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