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Magma: Live/Hhaï

On December 12, 1975, “Utopia” label released “Live/Hhaï”, the first live Magma album (fifth album overall). It was recorded in June 1975, at “Taverne de l’Olympia” in Paris, and was produced by Giorgio Gomelsky.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Gabriel Federow – guitar
  • Benoit Widemann – keyboards
  • Jean-Pol Asseline – keyboards
  • Didier Lockwood – violin
  • Bernard Paganotti – bass
  • Christian Vander – vocals, drums
  • Frank Owens – engineer
  • Christian Vander – inside design
  • Georges Besner – inside design
  • Klaus Blasquiz – ideograms, cover design

Track listing:

  1. Köhntark (Part 1)
  2. Köhntark (Part 2)
  3. Kobah
  4. Lïhns
  5. Hhaï
  6. Mëkanïk Zaïn

Magma: Üdü Ẁüdü

On September 10, 1976, “Utopia” label released “Üdü Ẁüdü”, the sixth Magma studio album. It was recorded May – June 1976, at “Studio de Milan” in Paris, France, and was produced by Giorgio Gomelsky, Christian Vander, Jannick “Janik” Top, Klaus Blasquiz, Stella Vander, Michel Graillier, Patrick Gauthier and Bernard Paganotti.

Personnel:

  • Christian Vander – vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, drums, percussion
  • Michel Graillier – piano
  • Patrick Gauthier – piano, synthesizer
  • Bernard Paganotti – vocals, bass, percussion
  • Jannick “Janik” Top – vocals, bass, fret-cello, percussion, synthesizer, O.R.S. bass synthesizer, keyboards, horn arrangements
  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, growl
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Lisa Deluxe – vocals
  • Lucille Cullaz – vocals
  • Catherine Szpira – vocals
  • Alain Hatot – saxophones, flutes
  • Pierre Dutour – trumpets 
  • Alain Français – engineer
  • Jean Peal Malek – engineer, mixing
  • Gilles Grenier – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Christian Vander, except where noted.

  1. Üdü Ẁüdü
  2. Weidorje – Bernard Paganotti, Klaus Blasquiz
  3. Tröller Tanz
  4. Soleil d’Ork – Jannick Top
  5. Zombies
  6. De Futura – Jannick Top
  7. Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré (extrait no. 2)