Magma (album)

Magma (aka Kobaïa)
Studio album by Magma
Released 1970
Genre Zeuhl, progressive rock
Length 82:20
Language Kobaïan
Label Philips
Producer Laurent Thibault
Magma chronology

Magma
(1970)		 1001° Centigrades
(1971)
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 zeuhl artists Magma, which was released as a double-LP in 1970. In the course of this album, the band 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. "Nau Ektila" (Laurent Thibault) – 12:55

Side four

  1. "Stoah" (Vander) – 8:05
  2. "Muh" (Vander) – 11:13

Legacy

The title track, "Kobaïa", has been played as a regular part of Magma concerts since its recording, although in a more jazzy version more akin to that of the version on the live album Live/Hhaï (1975).

Personnel

Performance

Production

References

  1. ↑ Magma (album) at AllMusic

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