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Points: 3 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 25 2013 at 13:12
I'd be interested to hear if anyone has further opinions on Magma's use of sci-fi, particularly to what extent Magma perform from the perspective of Kobaïans. I've always seen Magma's music as the telling of Kobaïan history, myths, and legends (hence "Mythes et Legendes" and the use of the Kobaïan language), which can sort of be seen in their subject matter - great wars and uprisings in a time of hatred (Theusz Hamtaahk), a legendary man's quest for enlightenment (Köhntarkösz), etc. Furthermore, a lot of it certainly has a feeling of religious music to it, and on a less subtle note several points in Köhntarkösz Anteria feature the word 'hallelujah' quite prominently.

In other words, I feel like a real point of interest in Magma's music isn't so much the epic tales they tell, but the image that builds of the strange, far-off culture that desires to tell these stories through this music. A little view of Kobaïan culture, interestingly constructed through music largely with lyrics we cannot possibly understand.

Anyone else get this impression?
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^ Dune is too sprawling for even a six-album set, that's why film & tv adaptions fall short. The more successful (and rewarding) adaptions have often been of short stories rather than full-blown novels, though I think some of Herbert's short stories (The Priests of Psi) or one of his self-contained novels could be adapted quite well to musical interpretation such as The Santaroga Barrier, or even one of the shorter series like the Consentient series (The Dosadi Experiment & The Whipping Star), for example . The problem therein is less people have read them so the stories are not as well known.
 
 
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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

The OP commands "QUIET!!"  Pinch

What a rowdy lot!!  

However, I really appreciate your passion for the topic, AND your own bands, countries etc.!  

Which sci fi novel do any of you think would have potential for a prog composition?  I'd suggest "Ringworld"! 


A few years ago someone, somewhere here in this forum suggested a musical re-interpretation of the "Dune" series in the form of a six album spanning concept record in the style of Tangerine Dream's "Zeit" - now that's something I'd LOVE to hear! Cool
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Originally posted by Knobby Knobby wrote:

A member up Rush's arris classifies to be scifiction.
Especially if the member is wailing all the time.


I think you and CPicard should change locations. Anyway. I guess I expected this.
Man, I guess if I have enough ales I could call myself a prog mastersen or whatever the f**k??

Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

What's the difference between "alroight" and "orlroight"?

About two cans of high strength lager.
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Okay - Italo Calvino "Cosmicomics" bin done?
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Points: 7411 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2013 at 21:38
Originally posted by Knobby Knobby wrote:

THE scifi novel: Eugene Zamatin    "We".

Been done:

The song "We" by progressive rock band Brazil references the Zamyatin novel on their 2004 album A Hostage and the Meaning of Life.
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THE scifi novel: Eugene Zamatin    "We".
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Points: 7411 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2013 at 13:51
The OP commands "QUIET!!"  Pinch

What a rowdy lot!!  

However, I really appreciate your passion for the topic, AND your own bands, countries etc.!  

Which sci fi novel do any of you think would have potential for a prog composition?  I'd suggest "Ringworld"! 


Edited by cstack3 - June 23 2013 at 21:39
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

What's the difference between "alroight" and "orlroight"?

About two cans of high strength lager.
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What's the difference between "alroight" and "orlroight"?
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Iss orlroight band.
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Points: 7951 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2013 at 11:36
Actually the was my way of being sarcastic, but I really don't want to end up in conflict!

So not a Sebastian Hardie fan then....
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Points: 490 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2013 at 11:25
Its alroight seeing as how you tagged on the friendly smiley.
 
Now you can give us Leutonians a jab - like the inhumane manner we hitch our skirt to ploughs in the planting season.


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Points: 7951 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2013 at 11:22
Excellent, racist and unpleasant too!
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Points: 490 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2013 at 11:21
Just like most Oz prog and bar room  beer-culture.
Oh yes - New Zealanders gots Lord of the Rings and Flight of the Concords, not youse.

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Points: 7951 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2013 at 11:09
Originally posted by Knobby Knobby wrote:

A member up Rush's arris classifies to be scifiction.
Especially if the member is wailing all the time.

Wow, your baiting posts are proving to be borderline abusive, unfunny AND a bore.

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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2013 at 11:02
Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

It looks like we 'all' have our own interpretation of what the Sci-Fi genre should really entail or even look like with in one's own imagination. SCI-FI simply accounts for giving fictional and scientific subject mater for the listener or viewer.
RUSH fall into this category of fictional science!

2112 is science fiction
Signals is science fiction
Clockwork angels is science fiction.

What I am I missing here in regards to what classifies something to be science fiction???

What do you mean Signals is SF?
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TRANCE    "Dystopia"
(I have this lp cos I ams a Pwog Masterman.Can you say the same for yourself?)
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A member up Rush's arris classifies to be scifiction.
Especially if the member is wailing all the time.
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