Magma (Magma album)

Magma (reissued under the name Kobaïa) is the debut album by progressive rock or "zeuhl" group Magma, which was released as a double-LP in 1970. The album tells the story of a group of people fleeing a doomed Earth to settle on the fictional planet Kobaïa.

Magma (aka Kobaïa)
Studio album by Magma
Released	December 24, 1970
Genre	Zeuhl, jazz fusion
Length	82:20
Language	Kobaïan
Label	Philips
Producer	Laurent Thibault
Magma chronology
Magma (aka Kobaïa) (1970) 1001° Centigrades (1971)
Singles from Magma
"Kobaïa" b/w "Mûh" Released: 1970 (Philips 6009-59)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Kobaïa" (Christian Vander) – 10:15
2. "Aïna" (Vander) – 6:15
3. "Malaria" (Vander) – 4:20

Side two

1. "Sohïa" (Teddy Lasry) – 7:00
2. "Sckxyss" (François Cahen) – 3:47
3. "Auraë" (Vander) – 10:55

Side three

1. "Thaud Zaïa" (Claude Engel) – 7:00
2. "Naü Ektila" (Laurent Thibault) – 12:55

Side four

1. "Stöah" (Vander) – 8:05
2. "Mûh" (Vander) – 11:13

Legacy

The title track, "Kobaïa", has been played as a regular part of Magma concerts since its original recording, although in a jazzier version akin to that of the version on the live album Live/Hhaï (1975), which also featured new lyrics, in Kobaïan, instead of English.

Personnel

Performance

• Klaus Blasquiz – vocals
• François Cahen – piano
• Alain "Paco" Charlery – trumpet, percussion
• Claude Engel – guitars, flute, vocals
• Teddy Lasry – soprano sax, flute
• Francis Moze – electric bass, contrabass
• Richard Raux – alto and tenor sax, flute
• Christian Vander – drums, vocals

Production

• Claude Martelot – engineer
• Laurent Thibault – production
• Lee Hallyday – production supervision
• Louis Haig Sarkissian – stage manager
• M. J. Petit – make-up
• Marcel Engel – technical assistant
• Roger Roche – engineer

References

1. Magma at AllMusic

External links

• Explanation of each track
• "Magma (6) - Kobaïa (2xLP, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2010-01-31.