Magma To Play Select North American Dates

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For Immediate Release
French Music Legends Magma To Play Select North American Dates Spring 2015!

Paris, France - One of music's most innovative and eclectic ensembles Magma will be performing select North American dates beginning in April 2015! Swirling riffs in odd time signatures, theatrical choir arrangements, heavy and distorted pulsing bass guitar, bombastic and minimalistic (sometimes both at the same time), dark and brooding, adventurous and angelic, jazzy or classical, but always with the highly innovative and original drums of founder and main composer Christian Vander. On the forthcoming US dates the legendary ensemble will be performing selections of new and classic Magma music!

“MAGMA is happy to return to the United States to play for Americans. We know you are passionate, respectful and curious about music. We find you to be generous and open. It will be a joy for us to see you this year.” - Christian Vander

Magma was founded in Paris in 1969 by Christian Vander, who derived his inspiration from a "vision of humanity's spiritual and ecological future" that profoundly disturbed him. Vander was a self-taught musician, who received some tips from drum legend Elvin Jones. In the course of Magma's first album, the band tells the story of a group of people fleeing a doomed Earth to settle on the planet Kobaïa. Later, conflict arises when the Kobaïans, who are descendants of the original colonists, encounter other Earth refugees. A distinguished aspect of Magma's music is that Vander actually invented a constructed language, Kobaïan, in which most lyrics are sung. Later albums told different stories set in more ancient times; however the Kobaïan language remained an integral part of the music. Reportedly, Christian Vander is also highly influenced by the work of jazz legend John Coltrane. “For my work, it is still Coltrane who actually gives me the real material to work on, to be able to move on.,” says Vander.

Magma:
Christian Vander
Stella Vander
Isabelle Feuillebois
Hervé Aknin
Benoit Alziary
James Mac Gaw
Jérémie Ternoy
Philippe Bussonnet

Magma US tour dates:
April 2 – Venue - Vancouver, BC
http://bplive.electrostub.com/event.cfm?id=141752&cart
April 3 – Crocodile - Seattle, WA
April 4 – Aladdin Theater - Portland, OR
https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/772633?utm_source=os
April 6 – Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA
http://www.attheecho.com/event/772815
https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/772815?utm_medium=bks
April 8 – Slim's - San Francisco, CA
http://tickets.slims-sf.com/events/476797
April 10 – Reggies - Chicago, IL
https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/772697
April 11 – Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004E3A2260DA49
April 13 – Le Poisson Rouge - New York, NY
http://lepoissonrouge.com/lpr_events/magma-april-13th-2015/

For more information: 
Magma official website
http://www.magmamusic.org
Magma official Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/MAGMA/123777837633298?fref=ts
www.youtube.com/user/MagmaOfficialTV

Seventh Records:
http://v2.seventhrecords.com/en/
[email protected] 

North American Booking:
http://www.nanotear.com

Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158, [email protected]

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glassonyonpr Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 12 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2212	Topic: Magma To Play Select North American Dates Posted: January 27 2015 at 10:08
	For Immediate Release French Music Legends Magma To Play Select North American Dates Spring 2015! Paris, France - One of music's most innovative and eclectic ensembles Magma will be performing select North American dates beginning in April 2015! Swirling riffs in odd time signatures, theatrical choir arrangements, heavy and distorted pulsing bass guitar, bombastic and minimalistic (sometimes both at the same time), dark and brooding, adventurous and angelic, jazzy or classical, but always with the highly innovative and original drums of founder and main composer Christian Vander. On the forthcoming US dates the legendary ensemble will be performing selections of new and classic Magma music! “MAGMA is happy to return to the United States to play for Americans. We know you are passionate, respectful and curious about music. We find you to be generous and open. It will be a joy for us to see you this year.” - Christian Vander Magma was founded in Paris in 1969 by Christian Vander, who derived his inspiration from a "vision of humanity's spiritual and ecological future" that profoundly disturbed him. Vander was a self-taught musician, who received some tips from drum legend Elvin Jones. In the course of Magma's first album, the band tells the story of a group of people fleeing a doomed Earth to settle on the planet Kobaïa. Later, conflict arises when the Kobaïans, who are descendants of the original colonists, encounter other Earth refugees. A distinguished aspect of Magma's music is that Vander actually invented a constructed language, Kobaïan, in which most lyrics are sung. Later albums told different stories set in more ancient times; however the Kobaïan language remained an integral part of the music. Reportedly, Christian Vander is also highly influenced by the work of jazz legend John Coltrane. “For my work, it is still Coltrane who actually gives me the real material to work on, to be able to move on.,” says Vander. Magma: Christian Vander Stella Vander Isabelle Feuillebois Hervé Aknin Benoit Alziary James Mac Gaw Jérémie Ternoy Philippe Bussonnet Magma US tour dates: April 2 – Venue - Vancouver, BC http://bplive.electrostub.com/event.cfm?id=141752&cart April 3 – Crocodile - Seattle, WA April 4 – Aladdin Theater - Portland, OR https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/772633?utm_source=os April 6 – Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA http://www.attheecho.com/event/772815 https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/772815?utm_medium=bks April 8 – Slim's - San Francisco, CA http://tickets.slims-sf.com/events/476797 April 10 – Reggies - Chicago, IL https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/772697 April 11 – Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004E3A2260DA49 April 13 – Le Poisson Rouge - New York, NY http://lepoissonrouge.com/lpr_events/magma-april-13th-2015/ For more information: Magma official website http://www.magmamusic.org Magma official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/MAGMA/123777837633298?fref=ts www.youtube.com/user/MagmaOfficialTV Seventh Records: http://v2.seventhrecords.com/en/ [email protected] North American Booking: http://www.nanotear.com Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158, [email protected]

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	Hi, Got tickets for Portland ... kinda surprised to see them stop here, and hope that this is a really good place for them to play. Portland/Vancouver is not exactly a good place for progressive and out there things ... and as an example "Return to Forever" played Eugene, not Portland ... and it ought to tell you how hip this town can be ... not hip at all! Edited by moshkito - February 06 2015 at 14:45
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