Magma (Magma album)


Magma is the debut album by progressive rock or "zeuhl" group Magma, which was released as a double-LP in 1970. The album tells the story of a group of people fleeing a doomed Earth to settle on the fictional planet Kobaïa.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Kobaïa" – 10:15
  2. "Aïna" – 6:15
  3. "Malaria" – 4:20

    Side two

  4. "Sohïa" – 7:00
  5. "Sckxyss" – 3:47
  6. "Auraë" – 10:55

    Side three

  7. "Thaud Zaïa" – 7:00
  8. "Naü Ektila" – 12:55

    Side four

  9. "Stöah" – 8:05
  10. "Mûh" – 11:13

    Legacy

The title track, "Kobaïa", has been played as a regular part of Magma concerts since its original recording, although in a jazzier version akin to that of the version on the live album Live/Hhaï, which also featured new lyrics, in Kobaïan, instead of English.

Personnel

Performance