EXMAGMA

Here is the place to talk about the kraut / jazz rock of EXMAGMA.  This band had a very short career, perpetuating a unique sound in two memorable albums (their self title in 1973 and Goldball in 1975). Their kind of jazz rock easily mixed long epic instrumental jam sessions to  structured jazz, with a cool groove, some discreet funky accents and remarkable keyboards parts!!

If you need to have a comparison with others bands, you have to search something between Soft Machine at their best moments (third, Fourth) and the eastern fusion jazz of Kraan.

yes, this is a funny picture too...and what about the music played by the band? anyone familiar with?

philippe wrote: EXMAGMA Here is the place to talk about the kraut / jazz rock of EXMAGMA.  This band had a very short career, perpetuating a unique sound in two memorable albums (their self title in 1973 and Goldball in 1975). Their kind of jazz rock easily mixed long epic instrumental jam sessions to  structured jazz, with a cool groove, some discreet funky accents and remarkable keyboards parts!! If you need to have a comparison with others bands, you have to search something between Soft Machine at their best moments (third, Fourth) and the eastern fusion jazz of Kraan.

Any music played while wearing such enormous trousers would have to be awesome. Where can I find their albums?

thanks guys!

here you have a link from daily records, maybe you can do something  by adressing directly a mail to them...however you can find their albums in LP's versions (from a second hand, that's what I did) not easy but that's real hard to find their work!!! too badly distributed!!

http://www.daily-records.com/ - http://www.daily-records.com/

for €19,99

is it worth it?

ah, look what I found: http://www.krautrockgroup.com/Exmagma.html - http://www.krautrockgroup.com/Exmagma.html

Free sound clips! Sounds pretty interesting. 

I just ordered the CD! Thanks for bringing this band to our attention Philippe!

Now they also have an official website: http://www.exmagma.de - www.exmagma.de

and of course EVERYBODY has noticed that they have been added to progarchives!  

GREAT STUFF!! Weird improvised psychedelic jazzfusionkrautrock!  

Man Overboard wrote: Are they wearing stilts, or do they have enormously long legs, and the keyboardist can't afford a higher stand?

I think they are wearing stilts on that picture... YOU JUST WAIT TILL I ADDED THE MP3'S AND YOU BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE COOL RIFF OF "DADA"  

I have both their vinyls and both are easily at my top 50.

Very good psychedelic krautrock jamming free jazz.

krauthead wrote: I have both their vinyls and both are easily at my top 50. Very good psychedelic krautrock jamming free jazz.

That's great! Please write a review (or two) . We really need them since there are none at all yet. (I myself will write one or two soon.)

Here, go ahead : http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=1802 - http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAN D.asp?band_id=1802

Joren wrote: krauthead wrote: I have both their vinyls and both are easily at my top 50. Very good psychedelic krautrock jamming free jazz. That's great! Please write a review (or two) . We really need them since there are none at all yet. (I myself will write one or two soon.) Here, go ahead : http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=1802 - http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAN D.asp?band_id=1802

I'll do that soon too, it will be my first here at the archives

Thanks for the link 

krauthead wrote: Joren wrote: krauthead wrote: I have both their vinyls and both are easily at my top 50. Very good psychedelic krautrock jamming free jazz. That's great! Please write a review (or two) . We really need them since there are none at all yet. (I myself will write one or two soon.) Here, go ahead : http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=1802 - http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAN D.asp?band_id=1802 I'll do that soon too, it will be my first here at the archives   Thanks for the link

No, thank YOU for being willing to write a review for this not very well known band!  We need to give these obscure bands more attention!!!

Joren wrote: krauthead wrote: Joren wrote: krauthead wrote: I have both their vinyls and both are easily at my top 50. Very good psychedelic krautrock jamming free jazz. That's great! Please write a review (or two) . We really need them since there are none at all yet. (I myself will write one or two soon.) Here, go ahead : http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=1802 - http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAN D.asp?band_id=1802 I'll do that soon too, it will be my first here at the archives   Thanks for the link  No, thank YOU for being willing to write a review for this not very well known band!  We need to give these obscure bands more attention!!!

Yes, there's loads of bands that are too obscure and this band is just one of them, we needs such bands here!