Magma (band)

Magma
Magma
	Magma performing live in Strasbourg, France, 2007
Background information
Origin	Paris, France
Genres	Zeuhl, progressive rock, avant-rock, jazz fusion, art rock
Years active	1969–1983, 1996–present
Labels	Seventh
Members	Christian Vander; Stella Vander; Isabelle Feuillebois; Rudy Blas; Benoit Alziary; Hervé Aknin; Jérome Martineau-Ricotti; Philippe Bussonnet
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
Website	www.magmamusic.org/en/index.php

Magma is a French progressive rock band founded in Paris in 1969 by classically trained drummer Christian Vander, who claimed as his inspiration a "vision of humanity's spiritual and ecological future" that profoundly disturbed him. 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. Later, conflict arises when the Kobaïans—descendants of the original colonists—encounter other Earth refugees.

Vander invented a constructed language, Kobaïan, in which most lyrics are sung. 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."^[1] Vander himself has said that, "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."^[2] 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 in order 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.^[3]

Legacy

The band is widely considered to be musically adventurous and imaginative^[4]^[5]^[6] among music critics. Magma makes extensive use of the choral format, particularly reminiscent of the classical composer Carl Orff.^[7] 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".^[8]

So many of the musicians who have played with Magma have formed their own solo projects and/or spinoff acts that 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.^[9] Besides Christian Vander, other well-known Magma alumni include the violinist Didier Lockwood, bassist-composer Jannick "Janik" Top,^[10] and spinoff act Weidorje.^[11]

Critical reception

The band has a number of high-profile fans. Punk rock singer Johnny Rotten,^[12] prolific metal musician Kristoffer Rygg,^[13] Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree,^[14] and Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth^[15] 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.^[16]

Television journalist Antoine de Caunes wrote a biography of the band entitled Magma.^[17]^[18]

Discography

Studio albums

1970: Magma (reissued as Kobaïa)
1971: 1001° Centigrades
1973: Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh initial copies of the CD included a vinyl rip of the album with a different version of the album as a bonus track
1974: Ẁurdah Ïtah (originally released as 'Tristan & Iseult' by Christian Vander)
1974: Köhntarkösz initial copies of the CD included a vinyl rip of the album with a different version of the album as a bonus track
1976: Üdü Ẁüdü
1978: Attahk
1984: Merci
2004: K.A. (Köhntarkösz Anteria)
2009: Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré (CD + DVD)
2012: Félicité Thösz

Live albums

1975: Live/Hhaï
1977: Inédits
1981: Retrospektïẁ (Parts I+II)
1981: Retrospektïẁ (Part III)
1989: Akt X: Mekanïk Kommandöh (earlier studio recording of Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh from 1973) [different from the bonus track mentioned above]
1992: Akt I: Les Voix de Magma (from August 2, 1992 at Douarnenez)
1994: Akt IV: Theatre Du Taur Concert, 1975 (from September 27, 1975)
1995: Akt V: Concert Bobino 1981 (from May 16, 1981)
1996: Akt VIII: Bruxelles 1971 (from November 12, 1971 at Theatre 140)
1996: Akt IX: Opéra De Reims, 1976 (from March 2, 1976)
1999: Akt XIII: BBC 1974 Londres (from March 14, 1974 at the London BBC studios)
2001: Trilogie Theusz Hamtaahk (Concert du Trianon), CD + DVD
2008: Akt XV: Bourges, 1979 (from April 17, 1979)
2009: Live in Tokyo 2005
2014: Zühn Wöhl Ünsai - Live 1974 (2 CD; Radio Bremen recordings)

EPs

1998: Floë Ëssi/Ëktah
2014: Rïah Sahïltaahk
2015: Šlaǧ Tanƶ

Compilations/Boxsets/Other material

1972: The Unnamables (studio album released under the alias 'Univeria Zekt')
1986: Mythes et Légendes Vol. I (compilation)
1992: Akt II: Sons: Document 1973 (recorded in 1973 at Le Manor, featuring a scaled-back line-up of Christian Vander, Klaus Blasquiz, Jannick Top and René Garber)
1997: Kompila
1998: Simples
2008: Archiẁ I & II (included in the "Studio Zünd: 40 Ans d'Evolution" boxset)
2008: Studio Zünd: 40 Ans d'Evolution (12 disc box set, includes Kobaïa to K.A. plus Archiẁ I & II)
2015: Kohnzert Zund (12 CD; Live recordings, from 'Magma Live' to 'Trilogie Au Trianon' plus 'Triton Zund' and 'Alhambra 2009' )

Videos

1995: Akt VI: Concert Bobino 1981 (DVD) also released on VHS video cassette
2001: Trilogie Theusz Hamtaahk (Concert du Trianon), CD + DVD
2006: Mythes et Légendes Epok 1, DVD
2006: Mythes et Légendes Epok 2, DVD
2007: Mythes et Légendes Epok 3, DVD
2008: Mythes et Légendes Epok 4, DVD
2013: Mythes et Légendes Epok 5, DVD

Personnel

Members

Magma has been the birthplace of many French jazz musicians. We can cite:

Violinist Didier Lockwood
Guitarists Claude Engel, Claude Olmos, Gabriel Federow, Marc Fosset, James MacGaw, Jean-Luc Chevalier (actuel guitariste du groupe Tri Yann), Jim Grandcamp and Rudy Blas
Bassists Jannick Top, Bernard Paganotti, Guy Delacroix, Francis Moze, Laurent Thibault, Michel Hervé, Dominique Bertram, Marc Éliard (actuel bassiste du groupe Indochine), Philippe Bussonnet
Keyboardists Benoît Widemann, Michel Graillier, Gérard Bikialo, Jean Luc Manderlier, François "Faton" Cahen (ancien leader du groupe Zao), Guy Khalifa, Sofia Domancich, Patrick Gauthier, Simon Goubert, Pierre-Michel Sivadier, Jean Pol Asseline, Jean Pierre Fouquey, Frédéric D'Oelsnitz, Benoît Alziari (plus vibraphone and Theremin), Emmanuel Borghi, Bruno Ruder
Saxophonists Teddy Lasry, Richard Raux, Alain Guillard, René Garber and Yochk’o Seffer
Trumpeters Louis Toesca and Yvon Guillard
Male vocalists Klaus Blasquiz, Christian Vander, Guy Khalifa, Antoine Paganotti and Hervé Aknin
Female vocalists Stella Vander, Isabelle Feuillebois, Maria Popkiewicz, Liza de Luxe, Himiko Paganotti and Sandrine Fougère
Drummers and percussionists Christian Vander, Michel Garrec, Doudou Weiss, Simon Goubert, Clément Bailly, Claude Salmiéri and François Laizeau.^[19]

History of the members (a hidden table)

Period	Formation
1969	Lucien Zabuski – vocals Jean-Jacques Ferry – guitar Eric Grimbert – guitar Laurent Thibault – bass Christian Vander – drums, percussions & composer Francis Moze – keyboards
April 1969 – August 1969	Lucien Zabuski – vocals Claude Engel – guitar Guy Marco – trumpet René Morizur – saxophone Laurent Thibault – bass Christian Vander – drums, percussions & composer Eddy Rabbin – keyboards René Garber – saxophone & clarinet
August 1969 – October 1969	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals Claude Engel – guitar Guy Marco – trumpet René Morizur – saxophone Laurent Thibault – bass Christian Vander – drums & composer Eddy Rabbin – keyboards René Garber – saxophone & clarinet
October 1969 – January 1970	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions Claude Engel – guitar Paco Charlery – trumpet Richard Raux – saxophone & flute Laurent Thibault – bass Christian Vander – drums & composer Faton Cahen – keyboards René Garber – saxophone & clarinet Jacky Vidal – double bass
January 1970 – August 1970	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions Claude Engel – guitar Paco Charlery – trumpet Richard Raux – saxophone & flute Francis Moze – bass Christian Vander – drums & composer Faton Cahen – keyboards Teddy Lasry – saxophone & clarinet
October 1970 – December 1970	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions Claude Engel – guitar Jeff Seffer – saxophone Francis Moze – bass Christian Vander – drums & composer Faton Cahen – keyboards Teddy Lasry – saxophone & clarinet
mid January 1971 – end December 1971	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions Claude Engel – guitar Jeff Seffer – saxophone Francis Moze – bass Christian Vander – drums & composer Faton Cahen- keyboards Teddy Lasry – saxophone & clarinet Louis Toesca – trumpet
end December 1971 – beginning January 1972	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals Jeff Seffer – saxophone Francis Moze – bass Christian Vander – drums & composer Faton Cahen – keyboards Teddy Lasry – clarinet Louis Toesca – trumpet Jean-Luc Manderlier – second keyboards Daniel Denis – percussions & second drums (guest)
beginning January 1972 – end December 1972	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions Jeff Seffer – saxophone Francis Moze – bass Christian Vander – drums & composer Faton Cahen – keyboards Teddy Lasry – saxophone & clarinet Louis Toesca – trumpet Jean-Luc Manderlier – second keyboards
end December 1972 – mid January 1973	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions Stella Vander – vocals Jean-Pierre Lembert – bass Christian Vander – drums & composer Jean-Luc Manderlier – keyboards René Garber – saxophone & clarinet Michel Graillier – second keyboards
mid January 1973 – March 1973	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions Stella Vander – vocals Marc Fosset – guitar Claude Olmos – guitar Jean-Pierre Lembert – bass Christian Vander – drums & composer Jean-Luc Manderlier – keyboards René Garber – saxophone & clarinet Gérard Bikialo – second keyboards
March 1973 – May 1973	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions Stella Vander – vocals Jannick Top – bass Claude Olmos – guitar Christian Vander – drums & composer Jean-Luc Manderlier – keyboards René Garber – saxophone & clarinet Teddy Lasry – saxophone & flute
May 1973 – end December 1973	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions Stella Vander – vocals Jannick Top – bass Claude Olmos – guitar Christian Vander – drums & composer Michel Graillier – keyboards René Garber – saxophone & clarinet Teddy Lasry – saxophone & flute Randy Brecker – cuivres (guest) Michael Brecker – cuivres (guest)
January 1974 – March 1974	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions Stella Vander – vocals, percussions Jannick Top – bass Claude Olmos – guitar Christian Vander – drums & composer René Garber – saxophone & clarinet Teddy Lasry – saxophone & flute
March 1974 – August 1974	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions Stella Vander – vocals, percussions Jannick Top – bass Claude Olmos – guitar Christian Vander – drums & composer Gérard Bikialo – keyboards Teddy Lasry – saxophone & flute
September 1974 – November 1974	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions Stella Vander – vocals, percussions Gabriel Federow – guitar Christian Vander – drums & composer Jean-Pol Asseline – keyboards Benoît Widemann – second keyboards Didier Lockwood – violin Francis Lockwood – keyboards (replaced immediately by Jean-Pol Asseline) Jannick Top – bass
January 1975 – August 1975	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions Stella Vander – vocals, percussions Gabriel Federow – guitar Christian Vander – drums & composer Jean-Pol Asseline – keyboards Benoît Widemann – second keyboards Didier Lockwood – violin Bernard Paganotti – bass
September 1975 – February 1976	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions Stella Vander – vocals, percussions Gabriel Federow – guitar Christian Vander – drums & composer Patrick Gauthier – keyboards Benoît Widemann – second keyboards Didier Lockwood – violin Bernard Paganotti – bass
March 1976 – September 1976 (first split)	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions Stella Vander – vocals Gabriel Federow – guitar Christian Vander – drums, vocals & composer Patrick Gauthier – keyboards Benoît Widemann – second keyboards Didier Lockwood – violin Bernard Paganotti – bass Liza Deluxe – vocals Jannick Top – bass (only recording of Üdü Ẁüdü) Michel Graillier – keyboards (only recording of Üdü Ẁüdü)
November 1976 – January 1977 (first reformation)	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions Stella Vander – vocals, percussions Gabriel Federow – guitar Christian Vander – drums, vocals & composer Jean-Pol Asseline – keyboards Benoît Widemann – second keyboards Bernard Paganotti – bass
January 1977 – mid 1977	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals Stella Vander – vocals Jean De Antoni – guitar Christian Vander – drums, vocals & composer Florence Bertaux – vocals Benoît Widemann – second keyboards Guy Delacroix – bass Clément Bailly – second drums (guest)
mid 1977 – end 1977	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals Jean De Antoni – guitar Christian Vander – drums, vocals & composer Stella Vander – vocals Liza Deluxe – vocals Benoît Widemann – second keyboards Guy Delacroix – bass Clément Bailly – second drums (guest)
January 1978 – mid 1978	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions Christian Vander – drums & composer Stella Vander – vocals, percussions Liza Deluxe – vocals Benoît Widemann – second keyboards Guy Delacroix – bass René Garber – clarinet
mid 1978 – beginning 1979 (second split)	Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions Christian Vander – drums, vocals & composer Stella Vander – vocals Liza Deluxe – vocals André Hervé – second keyboards Guy Delacroix – bass René Garber – clarinet Jean-Luc Chevalier – bass and guitar Maria Popkiewicz – vocals
mid 1979 – end 1979 (second reformation)	Christian Vander – drums, vocals & composer Liza Deluxe – vocals Stella Vander – vocals Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar & bass André Hervé – second keyboards Maria Popkiewicz – vocals Benoît Widemann – keyboards Jean De Antoni – guitar
end 1979 – January 1980	Christian Vander – drums, vocals & composer Liza Deluxe – vocals Stella Vander – vocals, percussions Dominique Bertram – bass Francis Lockwood – second keyboards Maria Popkiewicz – vocals Benoît Widemann – keyboards Michel Hervé – bass Jean-Michel Kajdan – guitar
January 1980 – June 1980	Christian Vander – drums, vocals & composer Liza Deluxe – vocals Stella Vander – vocals Dominique Bertram – bass Francis Lockwood – second keyboards Maria Popkiewicz – vocals Benoît Widemann – keyboards Michel Hervé – bass Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussions
June 1980 – end 1980 (reunion of old members for 3 shows)	Christian Vander – drums, vocals & composer Liza Deluxe – vocals Stella Vander – vocals Dominique Bertram – bass Francois Laizeau – second drums and percussions Maria Popkiewicz – vocals Benoît Widemann – keyboards Bernard Paganotti – bass, guitar Jean-Pierre Fouquey – piano Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar Guy Khalifa – vocals René Garber – saxophone & clarinet Klaus Blasquiz – vocals Claire Laborde – vocals Gabriel Federow – guitar Patrick Gauthier – keyboards Didier Lockwood – violin The following musicians are not on the record sold: Teddy Lasry – flute & saxophone Claude Engel – guitar Francis Moze – bass, keyboards Jeff Seffer – saxophone Faton Cahen – keyboards Louis Toesca – trumpet
end 1980 – mid 1981	Christian Vander – drums, vocals & composer Stella Vander – vocals, percussions Liza Deluxe – vocals Maria Popkiewicz – vocals René Garber – clarinet Benoît Widemann – keyboards Jean-Michel Kajdan – guitar Jean-Pierre Fouquey – piano Guy Khalifa – vocals François Laizeau – percussions Dominique Bertram – bass Francis Lockwood – second keyboards Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar Marc Éliard – bass Jannick Top – bass Doudou Weiss – second drums Richard Raux – saxophone & flute Arrigo Lorenzi – saxophone Alain Guillard – wind instruments & trumpet Yvon Guillard – wind instruments & saxophone
mid 1981 – beginning 1982	Christian Vander – drums, vocals & composer Stella Vander – vocals, percussions Liza Deluxe – vocals Maria Popkiewicz – vocals René Garber – saxophone & clarinet Benoît Widemann – keyboards Jean-Michel Kajdan – guitar Jean-Pierre Fouquey – piano Guy Khalifa – vocals Dominique Bertram – bass Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar Marc Éliard – bass Doudou Weiss – second drums Arrigo Lorenzi – saxophone Alain Guillard – wind instruments & trumpet Yvon Guillard – wind instruments & saxophone Patrick Gauthier – keyboards
beginning 1982 – mid 1982	Christian Vander – drums, vocals & composer Stella Vander – vocals Liza Deluxe – vocals Maria Popkiewicz – vocals René Garber – clarinet Benoît Widemann – keyboards Jean-Pierre Fouquey – piano Dominique Bertram – bass Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar Marc Éliard – bass Francois Kokelaere – percussions Arrigo Lorenzi – saxophone Alain Guillard – trumpet Yvon Guillard – saxophone Patrick Gauthier – keyboards
mid 1982 – beginning 1983	Christian Vander – drums, vocals & composer Stella Vander – vocals Liza Deluxe – vocals Maria Popkiewicz – vocals René Garber – clarinet & saxophone Simon Goubert – keyboards Jean-Pierre Fouquey – piano Dominique Bertram – bass Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar Marc Éliard – bass Francois Kokelaere – percussions Arrigo Lorenzi – saxophone Alain Guillard – trumpet Yvon Guillard – saxophone Michel Graillier – keyboards Christian Martinez (musician) – trumpet Denis Leloup – trombone Freddy Opsepian – trumpet Michel Gaucher – saxophone François Laizeau – percussions Guy Khalifa – vocals
beginning 1983 – end 1983	Christian Vander – drums, vocals & composer Stella Vander – vocals Liza Deluxe – vocals Jean-Pierre Fouquey – piano Dominique Bertram – bass Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar Marc Éliard – bass Francois Kokelaere – percussions Simon Goubert – keyboards Guy Khalifa – vocals Michel Graillier – keyboards Christian Martinez – trumpet Sylvin Marc – bass Patrick Gauthier – keyboards Pierre Moerlen – drums (guest)
end 1983 – end 1984	Christian Vander – drums, vocals & composer Stella Vander – vocals Liza Deluxe – vocals Jean-Pierre Fouquey – piano Dominique Bertram – bass Simon Goubert – keyboards Christian Martinez – trumpet Guy Khalifa – vocals Denis Leloup – trombone Freddy Opsepian – trumpet François Laizeau – percussions Michel Gaucher – saxophone René Garber – clarinet & saxophone Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar Steve Shehan – percussions Alex Ferrand – vocals
end 1984 – beginning 1985	Christian Vander – drums, vocals & composer Stella Vander – vocals Lisa Deluxe – vocals Jean-Pierre Fouquey – piano Simon Goubert – keyboards Dominique Bertram – bass Guy Khalifa – vocals Jean-Marc Jafet – bass Guy Delacroix – bass Pierre Marcault – percussions Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar Claude Salmieri – second drums (guest) Francis Moze – bass Michel Le Bars – third drums (guest) Rémy Sarrazin – bass Frédéric Briet – double bass
1986 – 1990 solo projects of Christian Vander, Magma on stand by
February 1990 with OFFERING	Julie Vander – vocals Isabelle Feuillebois – vocals Stella Vander – vocals Klaus Blasquiz – vocals Addie Déat – vocals Jean-Francois Déat – vocals, keyboards Marc Éliard – bass Jean-Marc Duroure – bass Franck Vedel – guitar Christian Vander – drums, vocals Philippe Dardelle – double bass Marc Delouya – drums Jean-Claude Buire – percussions Emmanuel Borghi – keyboards Pierre-Michel Sivadier – keyboards
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	Stella Vander – vocals Klaus Blasquiz – vocals Didier Lockwood – violin Antoine Paganotti – vocals, drums Patrick Gauthier – keyboards Christian Vander – drums
1992 – 1996	Christian Vander – drums, vocals & composer Stella Vander – vocals Julie Vander – vocals, piano Bénédicte Ragu – vocals Isabelle Feuillebois – vocals Jean-Christophe Gamet – vocals Alex Ferrand – vocals Emmanuel Borghi – keyboards Pierre-Michel Sivadier – keyboards Philippe Dardelle – double bass Simon Goubert – drums, keyboards & piano
1996	Bertrand Cardiet – vocals Stella Vander – vocals Isabelle Feuillebois – vocals Jean-François Déat – vocals, keyboards Franck Vedel – guitar Philippe Bussonnet – bass Pierre-Michel Sivadier – keyboards Simon Goubert – keyboards Christian Vander – drums
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	Bertrand Cardiet – vocals Stella Vander – vocals Isabelle Feuillebois – vocals James McGaw – guitar Philippe Bussonnet – bass Emmanuel Borghi – keyboards Pierre-Michel Sivadier – keyboards Christian Vander – drums
1999 – 2001	Antoine Paganotti – vocals Jean-Christophe Gamet – vocals, keyboards Stella Vander – vocals Isabelle Feuillebois – vocals James McGaw – guitar Philippe Bussonnet – bass Emmanuel Borghi – keyboards Christian Vander – drums Claude Lamamy – vocals (Trianon concert 2000) Fred Burgazzi – trombone (Trianon concert 2000) Ronan Simon – trombone (Trianon concert 2000) Benoit Gaudiche – trumpet (Trianon concert 2000) Yannick Neveu – trumpet (Trianon concert 2000) Julie Vander – vocals (Trianon concert 2000)
2002	Antoine Paganotti – vocals Himiko Paganotti – vocals Stella Vander – vocals Isabelle Feuillebois – vocals James McGaw – 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 McGaw – 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 McGaw – guitar Philippe Bussonnet – bass Benoît Alziary – vibraphone Emmanuel Borghi – keyboards Christian Vander – drums
beginning February 2008 – 2012	Christian Vander – vocals , drums & composer Hervé Aknin – vocals Isabelle Feuillebois – vocals Stella Vander – vocals, percussions James McGaw – guitar Bruno Ruder – piano Benoît Alziary – Fender Rhodes electric piano & vibraphone and thérémine Philippe Bussonnet – bass
beginning 2012 – present	Christian Vander – vocals, drums & composer Hervé Aknin – vocals Isabelle Feuillebois – vocals Stella Vander – vocals, percussions James McGaw – guitar Jérémie Ternoy – keyboards Benoît Alziary – Fender Rhodes electric piano & vibraphone and thérémine Philippe Bussonnet – bass

Timeline

References

^ "Da Zeuhl Wortz Mekanïk is kobaïan for Magma,". Danbbs.dk. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
^ Interview by David McKenna and Ludovic Merle, translated by David McKenna (2009-11-12). "Magma, c'est moi". Rockfort.info.
^ "Seventh Records". Seventh Records. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
^ Ankeny, Jason. "Magma - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
^ "Ground and Sky review - Magma - K.A". Progreviews.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
^ "Ground and Sky review - Magma - Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh". Progreviews.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
^ François Couture. "Wurdah Ïtah/Tristan et Iseult - Christian Vander, Magma : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
^ "Christian Vander Interview by George Allen and Robert Pearson, April 22, 1995". Furious.com. 1995-04-22. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
^ "Zeuhl, a progressive rock music sub-genre [sic]". Progarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
^ Jannick Top. "Jannick Top - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
^ "WEIDORJE music, discography, MP3, videos and reviews". Progarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
^ "Interviews | "The Public Image", January 2004". John Lydon.Com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
^ "Stories: Ulver - Born Again From The Merciless Mother". Avant-garde Metal. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
^ "Perfect 10: Steven Wilson interview and photograph". Cartiledgeworld.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
^ "Seminal Progressive Rock Pioneers Magma Confirmed For Mikael Åkerfeldt's Curated 2014 Roadburn Event - Roadburn". roadburn.com. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
^ Lee Honeyball - The Observer (2004-03-07). "My obsession". London: Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
^ Magma (Rock et folk) (French Edition). "Magma (Rock et folk) (French Edition): Antoine de Caunes: 9782226005632: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
^ "Antoine de Caunes, fan de Magma". Leparisien.fr. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
^ Les Musiciens de la Zeuhl : http://robert.guillerault.free.fr/magma/index2.htm

External links

Seventh Records, Christian Vander's record label
Utopic Records, Jannick Top's record label
Magma discography at MusicBrainz
Magma at AllMusic

[1] "Da Zeuhl Wortz Mekanïk is kobaïan for Magma,". Danbbs.dk. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2011-10-30.

[2] Interview by David McKenna and Ludovic Merle, translated by David McKenna (2009-11-12). "Magma, c'est moi". Rockfort.info.

[3] "Seventh Records". Seventh Records. Retrieved 2011-10-30.

[4] Ankeny, Jason. "Magma - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-11-14.

[5] "Ground and Sky review - Magma - K.A". Progreviews.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.

[6] "Ground and Sky review - Magma - Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh". Progreviews.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.

[7] François Couture. "Wurdah Ïtah/Tristan et Iseult - Christian Vander, Magma : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-11-14.

[8] "Christian Vander Interview by George Allen and Robert Pearson, April 22, 1995". Furious.com. 1995-04-22. Retrieved 2011-10-30.

[9] "Zeuhl, a progressive rock music sub-genre [sic]". Progarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.

[10] Jannick Top. "Jannick Top - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-11-14.

[11] "WEIDORJE music, discography, MP3, videos and reviews". Progarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.

[12] "Interviews | "The Public Image", January 2004". John Lydon.Com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.

[13] "Stories: Ulver - Born Again From The Merciless Mother". Avant-garde Metal. Retrieved 2012-11-14.

[14] "Perfect 10: Steven Wilson interview and photograph". Cartiledgeworld.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-14.

[15] "Seminal Progressive Rock Pioneers Magma Confirmed For Mikael Åkerfeldt's Curated 2014 Roadburn Event - Roadburn". roadburn.com. Retrieved 2013-12-17.

[16] Lee Honeyball - The Observer (2004-03-07). "My obsession". London: Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-14.

[17] Magma (Rock et folk) (French Edition). "Magma (Rock et folk) (French Edition): Antoine de Caunes: 9782226005632: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.

[18] "Antoine de Caunes, fan de Magma". Leparisien.fr. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2012-11-14.

[19] Les Musiciens de la Zeuhl : http://robert.guillerault.free.fr/magma/index2.htm

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