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