Magma (Magma album)

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Magma (aka Kobaïa)
Kobaia.jpg
Studio album by
Magma
ReleasedOctober 1970
GenreZeuhl, jazz fusion
Length81:45
LanguageKobaïan
LabelPhilips
Producer
Magma chronology
Magma (aka Kobaïa)
(1970) 		1001° Centigrades (aka. 2)
(1971)
Singles from Magma
  1. "Kobaïa" b/w "Mûh"
    Released: 1970 (Philips 6009-59)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars [1]

Magma (reissued under the name Kobaïa) is the debut album by avant-garde 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
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kobaïa"Christian Vander10:15
2."Aïna"Vander6:15
3."Malaria"Vander4:20
Total length:20:50
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sohïa"Teddy Lasry7:00
2."Sckxyss"François Cahen3:47
3."Auraë"Vander10:55
Total length:21:42
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Thaud Zaïa"Claude Engel7:00
2."Naü Ektila"Laurent Thibault12:55
Total length:19:55
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stöah"Vander8:05
2."Mûh"Vander11:13
Total length:19:18 (81:45)

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), which also featured new lyrics, in Kobaïan, instead of English.

Personnel[]

Performance[]

Production[]

  • Claude Martelot – engineer
  • – production
  • Lee Hallyday – production supervision
  • Louis Haig Sarkissian – stage manager
  • M. J. Petit – make-up
  • Marcel Engel – technical assistant
  • Roger Roche – engineer

References[]

  1. ^ Magma at AllMusic

External links[]

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