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    Posted: October 05 2022 at 15:25
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All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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I'm currently listening to the latest album Kãrtëhl for the first time, sounds good to me. What do you think of it?

Edit: the demo of Dëhndë  is incredible! Could've been a track by Can.


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Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I'll just start with the first album. Smile
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I'd recommend the album Udu Wudu.  Here's a good track from it...
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Depends on your tastes. Do you remember what you heard (in your browser history?)?

I'd like to suggest this to start from Retrospektïw I-II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH9qRJWLi18

Maybe try Live (Hhai).

I love the debut, and you might start there and work your way up.
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Is there a good place to start with Magma? I listened to one of their tracks via YouTube earlier today and it was quite impressive. Definitely want to hear more! 
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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

James Mac Gaw sadly died of a brain tumor on March 8th this year. here a link to the announcement:


Oh no.  I'm so sorry to hear this news.  Truly a unique and top-notch guitarist.  Thanks for letting me know.  Memory Eternal.

I now have to watch this with renewed respect and sadness - one of my favorite live performances on all of YT:
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Enjoy the show!  If you've never seen them live in concert, you are in for a life-changing positive experience this evening!  The power and intensity of Magma on stage is something to behold.  I've heard Robert Fripp describe a King Crimson live concert as a "hot date."  I've seen Crimson 3 times in concert over the decades... while excellent, of course, if Crimson is a "hot date" then I'm not sure how to describe Magma live.  (At least, not without getting banned.)

I haven't been following anything Magma recently.  Is McGaw and Bussonnet still playing with them?  I love watching those guys as much as (or more than) Vander.  Bussonnet is just a monster on the bass.  I think the last time I saw them play live McGaw wasn't there, but Bussonnet was.

James Mac Gaw sadly died of a brain tumor on March 8th this year. here a link to the announcement:

https://www.loudersound.com/news/magma-pay-tribute-to-former-guitarist-james-mac-gaw


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I love Magma, love listening to live albums, and feel sorry that my Magma concert experience was disappointing.  The venue called The Venue (a nightclub in downtown Vancouver) didn't have a good sound system, the mixing was poor, and it was far too loud for me.  Was anyone posting here at that concert some years ago?  It was inexpensive.

Originally posted by Tendiwa Tendiwa wrote:

Yesterday I listened to Mythes Et Legendes Epok III again. I had forgotten how much Nono gets me pumped!

I adore "Nono".  Heart


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Enjoy the show!  If you've never seen them live in concert, you are in for a life-changing positive experience this evening!  The power and intensity of Magma on stage is something to behold.  I've heard Robert Fripp describe a King Crimson live concert as a "hot date."  I've seen Crimson 3 times in concert over the decades... while excellent, of course, if Crimson is a "hot date" then I'm not sure how to describe Magma live.  (At least, not without getting banned.)

I haven't been following anything Magma recently.  Is McGaw and Bussonnet still playing with them?  I love watching those guys as much as (or more than) Vander.  Bussonnet is just a monster on the bass.  I think the last time I saw them play live McGaw wasn't there, but Bussonnet was.


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Originally posted by Tendiwa Tendiwa wrote:

We all need more Magma! Wink

I haven't seem them yet, but I have tickets for a show in October. Hopefully it will not be cancelled because of Covid-19! (or some new global disaster that has emerged in the mean time...)
I wrote this in June 2020. The show did get canceled last year and rescheduled to tomorrow! 
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Yesterday I listened to Mythes Et Legendes Epok III again. I had forgotten how much Nono gets me pumped!
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Although MDK is not my biggest fav from Magma (it´s their first) I prefer the original studio album version. Really not a big fan of that noisy basssolo in the end of the most live versions.
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I prefer live versions of MDK. I love the versions on Opera de Reims and Retrospektiw 1-2.

My favourite studio albums are Kobaia,, Wurdah Itah, Attahk, 1001 Degrees, and E-Re. The debut is the album that I have returned to more than any other.   I loved KA when it came out, but that’s one that I quickly largely lost much interest in. In that’s top of the heap for some, but it came across as rather Magma Prog by numbers to me.

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MDK isn’t my favorite either. It certainly has a lot of great moments, but the fourth track drags on a little too long for my taste. Kohntarkosz, with it’s slow build, is the one the really got me into them. My favorite now is probably the stripped-down Wurdah Itah. I love how each record sort of keeps the same core emphasis (vocals, drums, bass), but colors the sound differently with the arrangements and instrumentation.
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For some reason my least favorite album is actually MDK, I still like it a lot but I find my self return mostly to their debut, Udu Wudu, Attahk and my favorite 1001 Centigrades.
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^ Abso-f**king-lutely 😛
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ClapBeer not just that..  it is like good sex man.. playful indeed and also it is sort of all over the place but with nothing out of place
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f**king A man.. there is amazing..there is Magmazing.. then there is Kobaia...
Correct, Sir !! There is a certain ‘playfulness’ on the debut which was barely there on 1001 and non-existent by MDK. Even displays some circus-like loopiness which is priceless. You can hear they had a lot of fun doing this one. Super-special album indeed.
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f**king A man.. there is amazing..there is Magmazing.. then there is Kobaia...
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