Name: Retrospektiw 3
Brand: Magma

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Bertus Musikvertrieb

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Limited edition

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Release date

2017-03-01

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REX15

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3448969268722

Artist

Magma

Label EU

Seventh Records

Genre EU

Rock-Pop

Magma is a French progressive rock band that was founded in 1969 by drummer Christian Vander. Known for their unique and innovative sound, Magma has been influential in the world of progressive rock music.

With a career spanning over five decades, Magma has created a distinct musical style that combines elements of jazz fusion, classical music, and avant-garde experimentation. Their complex compositions and powerful performances have earned them a dedicated fan base around the world.

Influenced by artists such as Samla Mammas Manna, Henry Cow, and Koenjihyakkei, Magma's music pushes boundaries and challenges traditional genre conventions. Their discography includes critically acclaimed albums like "Mekanïk Destruktïẁ Kommandöh" and "Köhntarkösz."

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Magma, one of the most influential of all French bands, release the Retrospektïẁ 3xLP collection, including Retrospektïẁ Volume I and II and Retrospektïẁ Volume III via Southern Lord. The collection is available as a limited pressing of 1500 hand-numbered copies, remastered by Brad Boatright, including original artwork by Eva Nahon, also including the classic comic strip by Solé, Dister, and Gotlib depicting Magma's trials and tribulations. The first ten years of Magma were celebrated on three memorable evenings in June 1980 at the Olympia theatre in Paris. This retrospective, reuniting most of the musicians who had performed in the group, was issued as two albums; the Retrospektïẁ I and II double-LP and Retrospektïẁ III LP. Issued first, Retrospektïẁ III comprises three titles. Retrovision is a long piece in the style of the album Attahk, in which the vocalists Stella Vander, Guy Khalifa, and Maria Popkiewicz turn in a blazing performance over a driving rhythm section. There is a supercharged version of Hhai, in which the trio of Lockwood, Paganotti, and Widemann works miracles. And finally, La Dawotsin, where, in a more muted register, the voice of Christian Vander triumphs through its mastery and profound sensibility. Recorded, like Retrospektïẁ III, during the soirees at Olympia in June 1980, Retrospektïẁ I and II is an absolutely fundamental album in which Theusz Hamtaahk - the first movement of the trilogy of the same name - is presented for the first time. The second and third movements, Wurdah Itah and Mekanik Destruktiw Komandoh, were of course already well known. Although played in concert since 1974, Christian Vander had waited for years before recording it for posterity as he wanted every note to be as beautiful, magical, essential and definitive as possible. It is with the same respect for his music that he releases here the most successful version of Mekanik Destruktiw Komandoh, considered outstanding on account of two incredible improvisation from Bernard Paganotti and Didier Lockwood. Klaus Blasquiz, who did not perform on Retrospektïẁ III, is the lead vocalist on this version - and justifiably so, since he was indeed the Magma singer who first sang these two masterworks. There's no doubt about it, Magma has left a legacy of music that defies any of the standard and convenient classifications of rock, operating instead in a realm of their own creation. Southern Lord looks forward to being part of their ever-evolving story.

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