What Magma album do you anyone recommend?
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Topic: What Magma album do you anyone recommend?
Posted By: IGNEO1991
Subject: What Magma album do you anyone recommend?
Date Posted: May 09 2009 at 16:13
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Hello just wondering what you recommend to purchase to begin with... im interested in a possible heavier/ jazz like album?..i listened to the track on progarchives from the album ' http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3307 - Köhntarkösz ' and thought it sounded very good. Does anyone recommend this one? ....need help
-Thanks
-Ryan
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Posted By: Captain Capricorn
Date Posted: May 09 2009 at 16:20
| Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 09 2009 at 17:16
  4.43 | 56 ratings http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3315 - Live/Hhaï (Köhntark) ------------- What? |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: May 09 2009 at 18:45
| Attahk and Udu Wudu are very accessible, but someone who can get into their more intense stuff should definitely check out MDK or 1001 Degrees Centigrade |
Posted By: keiser willhelm
Date Posted: May 09 2009 at 23:31
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i started with Khontarkosz and havent looked back since. Mdk can be a little overwhelming/intimidating at first because of the chanting. its an awesome album dont get me wrong but it can scare people as much as attract them. Khontarkosz is much more subdued in that respect, but it is INTENSE jazz fusion. dark with one of the best buildups ever. second favorite magma album. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/KeiserWillhelm" rel="nofollow - What im listening to |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: May 10 2009 at 02:23
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I'd like to try them out sometime, they seem really interesting. If only their albums weren't $40 a pop on Amazon.... ------------- 
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Posted By: rosenbach
Date Posted: May 10 2009 at 05:17
Seconded! |
Captain Capricorn wrote:Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: May 10 2009 at 05:32
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Köhntarkösz. One of the best prog albums. ------------- 
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 10 2009 at 05:34
I just did a quick check and they are not all $40 - there are some for less than $10. I'd compare those albums with the ratings on the Magma band page and choose one of those that has a >4* rating to start with. ------------- What? |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: May 10 2009 at 05:39
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MDK
Kohntarkosz
1001 ° centigrades
These are classic Magma records ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: May 10 2009 at 06:26
Most of Magma's catalogue is available on emusic, which is a good way to try before you buy (the downloads are very cheap and good quality). ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: victor77
Date Posted: May 10 2009 at 12:04
This is one of the first records I started with. And my collection is still growing. I really reccommend it
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Posted By: moe_blunts
Date Posted: May 10 2009 at 12:32
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Wurdah Itah
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/moe_blunts/?chartstyle=minimalDarkRecent"> 
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Posted By: Andrea Cortese
Date Posted: May 10 2009 at 15:31
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My fav is Udu Wudu. Weird (De Futura) and gentle (the title track) at the very same time.
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Posted By: Speesh
Date Posted: May 10 2009 at 22:31
This, if you're looking for something different. Try their debut if you're looking for something more traditionally jazzy. Though if you liked that sample you're probably better off starting with that album and MDK. |
Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: May 11 2009 at 07:13
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Udu Wudu is the most accessible but I find it's their best one, it has this weird atmosphere that I love and bass parts are great!! MDK, Wurdah Itah, ../album.asp?id=3307 - Köhntarkösz are classic prog albums... ------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
Posted By: Grimfurg
Date Posted: May 17 2009 at 11:06
THAT! Then take whatever you want. ------------- http://regulab.bandcamp.com/album/vol-i/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Evan
Date Posted: May 17 2009 at 11:43
Everything except Merci is excellent. The fact that most here are recommending the album they started with goes to show that it doesn't really matter where you hop in. For me it was 1001 ° Centigrades, which is probably the least "weird" (relatively of course  ) and jazziest of their classic albums.
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Posted By: Sckxyss
Date Posted: May 19 2009 at 14:47
I agree with this. I started with MDK and was initially put off by the excessive vocals, then I eventually got Kontarkosz and enjoyed it much more.. Now I love MDK (and most of their other albums), but I wouldn't suggest it as your very first Magma album. That's just me though, some others have had better luck. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 19 2009 at 15:08
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Of the studio albums, I like the debut (Kobaia) the most. Fabulous album, and very jazzy, as is the follow-up (this is one I return to so much, and took me a while to fully appreciate). I wouldn't recommend MDK now, even though it's the album that really got me into Magma. I just think that the live versions are so much better (though it might have helped that I started with the studio version). Retrospectiw 1-2 is essential, has a much more enjoyable version of "MDK" on it, for me, and also has the wonderful "Theusz Hamtaahk". And Live/ Hhai is a great one to get you going -- very good. Eventually, you might find all of their albums essential. Even the much maligned Merci is vindicated, imo, primarily thanks to "Elephas Levi". Generally, I think Magma best live, and they have a number of very good live albums
------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: song_of_copper
Date Posted: May 20 2009 at 14:03
My two cents... if you enjoyed the Köhntarkösz sample, just start there. Every single one of Magma's albums has a different sound, so it's best to go by whatever sounds best to you. Köhntarkösz is definitely the 'heaviest' Magma (it's intense, manipulative and elegant - much less chaotic-sounding than most of their music; it's still huge and flamboyant by most people's standards, but by Magma standards it's subtle!), and probably the 'proggiest' sounding also.  If it's 'jazzy' you're after, try 1001 Degrés Centigrades - but bear in mind that it's much closer to actual 'jazz proper' than it is to jazz rock/fusion. (I would probably avoid the début (Kobaïa/Magma) as an introduction to Magma - for reasons of length, weirdness and being less typical perhaps of their overall sound.) I will agree with previous recommendations to check out emusic.com, especially as you could grab Retrospektïw I-II (flamboyantly fantastic live album!) for only two download credits. Happy listening.  |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: May 20 2009 at 14:28
Same here. Its my favorite of all their albums, no matter how much Iove everything else, live or studio. Any release 70-76 + Retrospektïw I&II will do as a great introduction, though. ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 13:23
I started with Attahk, it's as good a starting point as any. ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: Doomcifer
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 22:49
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id prob start someone off on Wurdah Itah, since its a little more stripped down.
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Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: May 23 2009 at 04:37
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For anybody who doesn't feel ready to plunge into MDK, I recommend Attahk. ------------- 
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