SOLEIL D'ORK

The album consists of Jannick Top recordings from the second half of the 70's and mainly features alternate versions of songs he wrote for Magma's Üdü Wüdü, even though some come with an alternate title. None of these versions adds anything to the known Magma takes. Quite the contrary, despite the involvement of Blasquitz, they sound lifeless and muffled. It's like Magma with all sparkle and creative vigour sucked out of it. Da Futura suffers most of all, without Vander's drums it remains a monotonous and lifeless affair.

Only half of the album consists of original material, but also that remains rather demo-ish and ultimately unfulfilling, the funky Utopia Via and Mekanik Machine have potential but the demo quality makes them a difficult listen. An exception comes with La Musique Des Sphères, a very dark and atmospheric instrumental with a haunting synth and eerie tribal percussion. It evokes a cosmic ambience not unlike Magma's Ork Alarm, another Jannick Top composition. Glass is the 4th and last bit of original material and would make good film music.

Even considering myself quite a fanboy, I fail to see how this collection of alternate takes and demos would interest anyone but the really dedicated fans. Apart from La Musique Des Sphères, there's nothing with much appeal.

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