Magma (Magma album)

Magma (aka Kobaïa)
Studio album by
Magma
ReleasedOctober 1970
RecordedApril 1970
Genre
Length81:45
LanguageKobaïan
LabelPhilips
ProducerLaurent Thibault
Magma chronology
Magma (aka Kobaïa)
(1970) 		1001° Centigrades (aka. 2)
(1971)
Singles from Magma
  1. "Kobaïa" b/w "Mûh"
    Released: 1970 (Philips 6009-59)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]

Magma is the self-titled debut album by French rock band Magma. Released as a double-LP in 1970, it is a concept album which tells the story of a group of people fleeing a doomed Earth to settle on the fictional planet Kobaïa. Except for the first song, which is sung in English, all lyrics are sung in the Kobaïan language invented by the band. Although initially self-titled, the album was later reissued under the name Kobaïa.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kobaïa"Christian Vander10:15
2."Aïna"Vander6:15
3."Malaria"Vander4:20
Total length:20:50
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sohïa"Teddy Lasry7:00
2."Sckxyss"François Cahen3:47
3."Auraë"Vander10:55
Total length:21:42
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Thaud Zaïa"Claude Engel7:00
2."Naü Ektila"Laurent Thibault12:55
Total length:19:55
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stöah"Vander8:05
2."Mûh"Vander11:13
Total length:19:18 (81:45)

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

Production

  • Claude Martelot – engineer
  • Laurent Thibault – production
  • Lee Hallyday – production supervision
  • Louis Haig Sarkissian – stage manager
  • Marie-Josèphe Petit – cover artwork
  • Marcel Engel – technical assistant
  • Roger Roche – engineer

Literature

  • Gonin, Philippe (2010), "Kobaïa la naissance d'un mythe", Kobaïa la naissance d'un mythe (in French), Marseille: Le Mot et le Reste, pp. 119–134, ISBN 978-2-36054-000-6

References

  1. ^ Neate, Wilson. "1,001 Degrees Centigrade Review by Wilson". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  2. ^ Magma at AllMusic
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