Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh
Mekanïk Destruktïẁ Kommandöh | ||||
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Released | May 6, 1973 | |||
Recorded | April 1973 | |||
Genre | Zeuhl, progressive rock | |||
Length | 38:53 | |||
Label | A&M Records (most of the world) Vertigo Records (original French release) Mercury Records (French reissues) | |||
Producer | Giorgio Gomelsky | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Mekanïk Destruktïẁ Kommandöh, also abbreviated as MDK, is the third studio album by French zeuhl band Magma, released May 6, 1973. Magma's original recording of the composition that makes up the album was refused by the record company at the time, but was eventually released as Mekanïk Kommandöh in 1989.
MDK is the group's most famous and acclaimed record. The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named the album the 33rd greatest French rock album.[2] In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked the album 24th on its list of the '50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time'.[3]
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Christian Vander.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hortz Fur Dëhn Štekëhn Ẁešt" | 9:36 |
2. | "Ïma Sürï Dondaï" | 4:30 |
3. | "Kobaïa Iss Dëh Hündïn" | 3:34 |
Total length: | 17:40 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Da Zeuhl Ẁortz Mëkanïk" | 7:48 |
2. | "Nëbëhr Gudahtt" | 6:02 |
3. | "Mëkanïk Kömmandöh" | 4:10 |
4. | "Kreühn Köhrmahn Ïss Dëh Hündin" | 3:13 |
Total length: | 21:13 (38:53) |
No. | Title | Length |
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8. | ""M.D.K." (alternate version)" | 34:35 |
Track 8 is a (mostly) instrumental demo of the piece that also appears on the double-CD rarities compilation , available only on the 12 disc box set Studio Zünd: 40 Ans d'Evolution.
Personnel[]
- – vocals, percussion
- Stella Vander – vocals
- – vocals
- – vocals
- – vocals
- – vocals
- – bass clarinet, vocals
- – brass, flute
- – piano, organ
- – guitar
- Jannick Top – bass
- Christian Vander – drums, vocals, organ, percussion
with
- Giorgio Gomelsky – producer
- – engineer
- Gilbert – engineer
- – engineer
- – engineer
- – engineer
- – engineer
- – stage manager
References[]
- ^ Couture, François. Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
- ^ Magazine Rolling Stone, n°18 of February 2010, ISSN 1764-1071
- ^ 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time
External links[]
- Mekanïk Destruktïẁ Kommandöh at AllMusic
- "Magma (6) - Mekanïk Destruktïẁ Kommandöh at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- Magma (band) albums
- 1973 albums
- Concept albums
- Albums produced by Giorgio Gomelsky
- A&M Records albums
- Vertigo Records albums
- Mercury Records albums