Between Magma and John Coltrane.

       I've been enjoying Magma since this January, meaning not long after, it will be my first anniversary of my love for such incredible Kobaian Prog Band. Officially published Magma documentaries, interviews and other numerous videos that enable me to enrich knowledge have been played so many times. Additionally, I've also been relishing John Coltrane's jazz, the major influence which Christian Vander, the core of Magma, drew from. I really love the music of Magma and Coltrane, most of which I've understood instead of one thing: their connections inbetween.

       It was clear that Christian intended to carry on the musical legacy of John Coltrane as he set off to create the legend of Magma. The question is, what are the particular Coltrane features that have appeared in Magma's celestial music? Despite Jazz, I can't really tell the traces of Coltrane music from the mythical, ethereal and fearful notes of Magma. It could be argued that Magma's dark energy was produced by the trauma Vander had gone through before (or perhaps the tragic death of Coltrane), and that is what Magma is fascinating about. Nonetheless, little knowledge and ability restrict me from telling how Coltrane has influenced Vander's music.

Saperlipopette! wrote: I love both, but I've never really heard much Coltrane in Magma's music myself. Magma started out as a eccentric jazz rock ensemble, and I can perhaps trace a spiritual connection in songs such as Sohïa and Naü Ektila (two of my favorite compostions in all of "Progressive Rock"). But honestly, if I didn't know about Coltrane's major influence on Vander, I would never have thought about it.

Consider this: if Coltrane lived to hear Magma, what would be his reaction?

meAsoi wrote: Magma's surreal "zeuhl" element indeed seems like it honours Coltrane by artfully combining spirituality concepts with the avant-garde attitude.

That has a point. You give an idea that, perhaps, the dark energy that Magma owns is aligned with the hard notes from John Coltrane.