ZEUHL

...and it's fun - you have a very suitable nickname for this genre .I don't get it too - sorry,can't help you on this problem

oh man.. face it.. Zeuhl isn't for everyone... even in a genre where it's fans exemplify open-mindedness.... Zeuhl can be a bit much.

I love it, for it it's creative nature, especially Magma where you've got jazz, classical, operatic singing, the incredible vocals of Stella Vander and Klaus Blasquiz and mind-blowing instrumental talent all rolled together.  Abstrakt... give it the old 7 listen rule.. if it doesn't click... move on to something else.  I love it.. nearly as much as symphonic prog... but others do not.

Try listening to 'Far Corner - Far Corner', it was the first zeuhl album I ever liked.

micky wrote: Orez17 wrote: Try listening to 'Far Corner - Far Corner', it was the first zeuhl album I ever liked. ahhh... I don't have that one.

Try it! they have an amazing electric-cello player instead of the usual electric-guitar.

Rocktopus wrote: You'll find beauty Here! (If you stream the song). Next on your list should be Magma: Udu Wudu. I hope that will do the trick for you.

Thanks for the recommendation! I did stream that track, and it was great - though obviously no easy listening. A friend of mine is crazy about Magma - time to catch some as well!

I found this thread helpful, too.

That song by DÜN is great.

Aaron wrote: my first Zeuhl album was MDK, and I loved it right away different genres are offputting to different people, for example i wouldn't touch neoprog with a ten foot stick   as a side note   I think DUN's Eros is fantastic, but wouldnt recommend it for a first timer, that one takes a lot of attention   Aaron

I would actually reccomend Dün for a first timer. More than most Magma, and defenatly before MDK.

If you're used to let's say; Hatfield and the North and Soft Machine, Eros shouldn't be to hard to get into. It was my first real Zeuhl love, and its still my favorite instrumental album.

I also love about everything by Magma now.

I'm so pleased you both liked the Dün track, Ghost Rider and Meddler. There shouldn't be any reason for you not to love the whole fantastic album. 

I don't see the beauty either, Zeuhl is so unique I may be missing the point of it.

I think zheul lacks the meloncholy of symphonic prog etc, zheul has emotion but not the sorrow as say In the court of the Crimson King, there doesn't seem much 'pain' in zheul. I love Magma and Dun though, but not when I'm feeling meloncholy; Genesis and Van der graft does the trick for that for me.