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

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

• 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.