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Points: 1065 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2008 at 13:56
Originally posted by rileydog22 rileydog22 wrote:

Don't bother with the Theusz Hamtaahk trilogy box-set thingy.  The live versions of MDK and Theusz Hamtaahk on Retrospektiw are better, and who needs a live Wurdah Itah? 


How about the DVD?

In fact, all those Magma DVDs - not many reviews up here.  Anyone have any thoughts/recommendations/warnings?
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Points: 9008 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2008 at 13:30
Originally posted by James James wrote:

Ah, hence why I didn't hear him then.  I've heard Live/Hhai, so I'll listen to it again, to refamiliarise mysel with it.

I'm also going to listen to Flying Luttenbachers cover of De Futura soon.

You should!  It's intense!  It's not as groovy as Magma's, but it's very intense and "Flying-Luttenbacher-ish"  if you know what I mean.

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Points: 7744 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2008 at 13:10
Originally posted by Nightfly Nightfly wrote:

After years as a name I knew but never actually listened too I bought my first Magma album a month ago (K.A). It's quite unlike anything else in my collection but I found myself warming to it after a few listens and deffinitely a band I want to check out further. I've been trying to get hold of Kobaia but no luck yet.



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Points: 8844 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2008 at 13:07
Originally posted by James James wrote:

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Wurdah Itah is very good so far, I must say.  I wasn't expecting it be quite like this, bearing in mind it was used for the Tristan et Iseult film.



Wurdah Itah is my least favorite of the albums Magma released during their glory era.


Well it's credited as Vander, but yes, it's a Magma album.  I'm enjoying it very much actually.

Is the Theusz Hamtaahk Trilogie worth getting?  It's expensive, but I think it maybe quite essential, as it puts all three parts of it together.


Don't bother with the Theusz Hamtaahk trilogy box-set thingy.  The live versions of MDK and Theusz Hamtaahk on Retrospektiw are better, and who needs a live Wurdah Itah? 

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After years as a name I knew but never actually listened too I bought my first Magma album a month ago (K.A). It's quite unlike anything else in my collection but I found myself warming to it after a few listens and deffinitely a band I want to check out further. I've been trying to get hold of Kobaia but no luck yet.
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Ah, hence why I didn't hear him then.  I've heard Live/Hhai, so I'll listen to it again, to refamiliarise mysel with it.

I'm also going to listen to Flying Luttenbachers cover of De Futura soon.
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Didier Lockwood is only on some of the live albums, most notably Live/Hhai
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Bless you, Alanerc for bringing us all out of the woodwork to discuss a fantastic band.  It's about time this happened.

I've now finally had the chance to hear all studio albums (except Merci) and early indication shows that Weidorje-era Magma is for me.  K.A. was also terrific, but I need to listen to them all again, because one listen isn't sufficient.

However, I didn't hear any Didier Lockwood on any of the albums, have I missed something?
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Originally posted by James James wrote:

Originally posted by Pnoom! Pnoom! wrote:

Originally posted by James James wrote:

Wurdah Itah is very good so far, I must say.  I wasn't expecting it be quite like this, bearing in mind it was used for the Tristan et Iseult film.



Wurdah Itah is my least favorite of the albums Magma released during their glory era.


Well it's credited as Vander, but yes, it's a Magma album.  I'm enjoying it very much actually.

Is the Theusz Hamtaahk Trilogie worth getting?  It's expensive, but I think it maybe quite essential, as it puts all three parts of it together.


It's a decent live performance, but there are better live versions of all three pieces, except maybe Wurdah Itah, which I don't even like that much anyway.

So basically, it depends on how much you like Wurdah Itah.  I would say no, it's not anywhere close to essential.
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I think you should tell them all, alanerc. 
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2008 at 22:17
Originally posted by Pnoom! Pnoom! wrote:

Originally posted by James James wrote:

Wurdah Itah is very good so far, I must say.  I wasn't expecting it be quite like this, bearing in mind it was used for the Tristan et Iseult film.



Wurdah Itah is my least favorite of the albums Magma released during their glory era.


Well it's credited as Vander, but yes, it's a Magma album.  I'm enjoying it very much actually.

Is the Theusz Hamtaahk Trilogie worth getting?  It's expensive, but I think it maybe quite essential, as it puts all three parts of it together.
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Points: 4981 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2008 at 22:13
Originally posted by rileydog22 rileydog22 wrote:

Originally posted by Pnoom! Pnoom! wrote:

Weidorje is better than Udu Wudu.

If you like Udu Wudu, try and track down Jannick Top's solo album, Soleil D'ork.  It's also like Udu Wudu, but less dated and better.


teh trooth. 


The second half of the post is trooth as well.
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Originally posted by James James wrote:

Wurdah Itah is very good so far, I must say.  I wasn't expecting it be quite like this, bearing in mind it was used for the Tristan et Iseult film.



Wurdah Itah is my least favorite of the albums Magma released during their glory era.
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2008 at 22:10
Wurdah Itah is very good so far, I must say.  I wasn't expecting it be quite like this, bearing in mind it was used for the Tristan et Iseult film.
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Points: 8844 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2008 at 22:05
Originally posted by Pnoom! Pnoom! wrote:

Weidorje is better than Udu Wudu.

If you like Udu Wudu, try and track down Jannick Top's solo album, Soleil D'ork.  It's also like Udu Wudu, but less dated and better.


teh trooth. 

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Points: 4981 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2008 at 20:38
Originally posted by James James wrote:

Cheers.  I will do.  I have a lot of Zeuhl albums, but none by Top or Paganotti yet.

I thought it was all about De Futura?

I think I'll listen to Pseu next.


Pseu is pretty meh, IMO.  Pale Magma semi-clone without half the power or ingenuity.
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Points: 1170 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2008 at 20:31
I've listened to all of their albums from '70 to '78. Nothing held my attention.

And a little history behind the name, think of an avant-garde head. An actual head, crafted in an avant-garde fashion. That's what the name means, as if it reflected my favorite musical genre, it should be "Indiehead".
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Points: 7606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2008 at 20:30
I five stars'd theusz jannick and you should too

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