Magma for a Guapo fan
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Topic: Magma for a Guapo fan
Posted By: dogen
Subject: Magma for a Guapo fan
Date Posted: December 26 2012 at 06:22
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I'm interested in checking out Magma, as they seem to be an influence on my favourite band, Guapo. I must confess I had always been put off by the vocal element, a made up language? But I feel I'd like to investigate them more thoroughly. Which album or albums do you think it would be best to look into? Thanks for any recommendations! |
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: December 26 2012 at 08:14
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I'm a fanatical Magma fan and like Guapo a lot too, so I would recommend their double live "Live/Hhai" album. The centerpiece is the 32 minute "Kohntarkosz", in my opinion their best piece. It has plenty of vocals, but they're used mainly for establishing repeated melodic motifs, as well as harmonies, and not so much emphasis on the made up language. The rest of the album is similar. And in my opinion, the band always sounded best in a live setting. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: dogen
Date Posted: December 26 2012 at 09:48
| Thanks! The live one I can find has 5 pieces on, none with that one though??? (Unless it is Kohntark?) |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: December 26 2012 at 10:00
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Yeah, he means this one http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3315" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3315 which is a good recommendation. Kohntarkohz is probably their best composition for a Guapo fan, and this is possibly the best version of the piece |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: December 26 2012 at 16:07
 A much better attempt at chant, bass, drums and piano than MDK A funky one. Although a bit more Blasquiz would have made it even better My fave live Magma My very fave Magma album. Amazing sound and melodies |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: December 26 2012 at 17:26
| MDK is my favorite, with Kohntarkosz close behind. Live is a great suggestion. Kohntarkosz would probably be your best bet for a studio album. |
Posted By: Olivier!
Date Posted: December 26 2012 at 17:26
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I know three albums of Guapo : Great Sage, FiveSuns and Black Oni Magma : I own all the 70s and some of their more recents albums. My suggestions are : - - maybe some parts in Some other Zeuhl bands and albums that could fit your tastes, the less jazzier more darker tension builders side of the Zeuhl music : Weidorje, Eskaton - 4Visions, Eider Stellaire - 1, Potemkin - Triton, Shub-Niggurath - Introduction, Jannick Top - Infernal Machina, Neom - Arkana Temporis, Xing Sa - Création de l'Univers, Setna - Cycle 1 ... some songs on Great Sage could sound similar to Bondage Fruits - I and II Have a good time discovering that great band !!! and Zeuhl music
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Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: December 26 2012 at 17:36
| i started with MDK, which still is a special album for me. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: December 26 2012 at 19:16
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akaBona wrote:Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: December 26 2012 at 20:56
| Don't understand the love for MDK. The second half is boring and repetitive. Not a great recording either. At least Wurdah Itah has variety and melody with the chants and piano |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: December 26 2012 at 21:05
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MDK and K.A. would both be good places to start. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: December 26 2012 at 21:42
These are my least enoyable Magma albums
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Posted By: Ady Cardiac
Date Posted: December 29 2012 at 11:06
a bit of a weird link this.......Steve Davis( yes the snooker player.....although i hate Snooker) does a radio show on monday nights of alternative proggy music....he presents show with Kavus Torubi who i think is in Guapo........Steve's Favorite band is Magma......see. 
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Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: December 29 2012 at 12:26
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: December 31 2012 at 22:15
THANKS FOR THE PRESCRIPTION |
Posted By: Kirillov
Date Posted: January 03 2013 at 03:26
| I bought my first Magma (MDK) just before Christmas. I've not listened to anything else since! |
Posted By: Submach1ne
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 00:04
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I personally recommend the three cd set trilogy, not to be confused with the theusz hamtaahk trilogy or kohntarkosz trilogys it contains Live/hhai, udu wudu, and Attahk, three of their most acessible albums at under $30 it s bargain considering how much magma albums can go for. Udu Wudu contains de futura, which is a big influence on 5 suns era guapo. This is probably no longer relevant, just my 2 cents. http://www.amazon.com/Trilogy-Magma/dp/B008BXHEWK" rel="nofollow - http://www.amazon.com/Trilogy-Magma/dp/B008BXHEWK ------------- http://www.lightshadow.co.uk/subhumanmaster.png |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 00:33
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Get the Theusz Hamtahk DVD. Worth the price. For albums the Rheims live 1976 disk has the heaviest version of MDK. I got lucky when I caught Amazon having the songs on the album for $0.89. Album was $4, currently $65 on CD. UPDATE: Kroikey! Its still there. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: January 25 2013 at 16:56
Just picked this one up, very moving performance. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: January 25 2013 at 16:59
------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: January 25 2013 at 17:33
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Considering Magma is hands down the most financially draining band in my collection (some CD's easily exceeding $1/minute of playtime) I am pretty comfortable being a beneficiary of this pricing.
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: January 25 2013 at 18:19
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This one: http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3325" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3325 Best version of Kohntarkosz I've heard, plus that Theusz Hamtaahk is pretty epic. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: January 25 2013 at 20:28
Hi Dogen, nice to meet you  There are many albums that sound nice and come out as expected, however there are others that will grow on you and the more you listen and return to them they will continue to impress you and sound incredible every single time, become a timeless classic even, one of those is Magma. Really they are incredible in my opinion.
 Anyway a hug to you  |