[1971] M A G M A "1001° CENTIGRADES" Powerfully INVENTIVE Prog Fusion JAM

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•  1971 Philips Records French FIRST PRESS ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..
• M A G M A
  
  
• 1001° CENTIGRADES
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• FRANCE - PHILIPS RECORDS - 6397 031
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• TOP COPY 

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• OF NOTE: At NO EXTRA CHARGE, along with this 1971 MAGMA original LP, includes an art print (GYPSY QUEEN) meticulously created by Angel Artist Christina Simonds from Souls Enlightenment (Seloves.com)
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• M A G M A
  
  
• 1001° CENTIGRADES

1. The musicianship is outstanding. Christian Vander´s drums are innovative and challenging and the driving force in Magma´s music yet the powerful backing arrangement section is very dominant handled by three killer players on the album. There is also really great bass and keyboard work along side out of this world drumming.The production is excellent with a great organic mix. Magma plays dark music with diverse influences such as classical, jazz-rock, minimal primitive, war rhythms and avant-garde. The emphasis is on the rhythmic department led by founder and main composer Christian Vander. The backing section plays intelligent complex rhythmical melodies often having a dark impact. There are few recognizable emotions in Magma music, therefore it has been called Zeuhl or celestial music. The vocals are sung in their own created language.
   From the first album (avail here this week also) their storyline continues on this LP "1001° Centigrades."
    The Kobaians are asked to teach about their magnificent culture on Earth. This becomes a problem for the local authorities on Earth and it is decided the Kobaians are to be imprisoned. The great planet of Kobaia reacts by threatening the Earthlings with Kobaia's main weapon (which feels very hot.) Enough to showcase dark music.
   Magma's second offering is a transitional album leading to the masterpiece "Mekanik Destructiw Kommandoh". So '1001 Centigrades' is Magma at their revolutionary best with 3 songs of powerful warrior voals and mantras in Kobaian alienese. As noted, It is the album released after their knockout debut and before "Mekanik Destructiw Kommandoh" which became the ultimate Magma experience, gaining a massive cult status over the years. Although the second album contains plenty of extraordinary music passages.
   Christian Vander is absolutely psychotic on drums and vocals that range from operatic low vibrato tones to high pitched screaming. "1001 Degrees Centigrade" is the sound of Magma with avant-garde vocals and atonal jazz-fusion blasted-out with irregular and asymmetrical walls of sound. As usual the band are large cast improvising extemporise musical patterns to evoke dark alien atmospheres. The repetitive chanting is synonymous with Magma and it is a consistent feature on this early album.
   'Rïah Sahïltaahk' is a side long epic with characteristic Magma murmurings and chants along with very strong tribal rhythms. At one point there is an outro with a clock ticking, heaving gasps, and moans exuding a rather creepy atmosphere.
   'Ki Ïahl Ö Lïahki' features sensuous jazz tones, an off beat piano, and a pulsating bass-line all in a different time signature. The dissonance and weighty denseness of the music is a specific trait to Magma and works well as the celestial chanting begins.
   The irregular percussion and high degree of hyper-jazz musicianship makes for a compelling experience.  Maybe better might have been more variation similar to their amazing 1st Lp, yet this is still a ground breaking album foreshadowing the masterful music to come.
   The production is excellent. Great organic mix.Magma plays dark music with diverse influences such as classical music, jazz-rock, minimal music, war rhythms and avant-garde. The emphasis is on the rhythmic department led by founder and main composer Christian Vander. The brass section plays the intelligent rhythmical melodies that often have a dark impact. There are few recognizable emotions in Magma music, therefore it has been called Zeuhl or celestial music. The vocals are sung in an own language.
   The storyline continues on 1001° Centigrades. The Kobaians are asked to teach about their magnificent culture on earth. This becomes a problem for the local authorities on earth and it is decided the Kobaians are imprisoned. The great planet of Kobaia reacts by threatening the Earthlings with Kobaia's main weapon (which I think feels very hot). Enough storyline to make dark music.
   Magma's second offering is a transitional album leading to the masterpiece. '1001 Centigrades' is Magma at their revolutionary best with 3 songs of powerful chanting and mantras in Kobaian alienese. It is the album that was released after a knockout debut and before "Mekanik Destructiw Kommandoh" which became the ultimate Magma experience, gaining a massive cult status over the years. Although the second album is not up to that standard there are still some extraordinary passages of music.
   Christian Vander is psychotic on drums and vocals that range from operatic low vibrato tones to high pitched screeching. The album is the typical sound of Magma with avant-garde vocals and atonal jazz blasted out with irregular sax and asymmetrical orchestrations. As usual the band are a large cast of musicians that improvise and extemporise musical patterns to evoke dark alien atmospheres. The repetitive chanting is synonymous with Magma and it is a consistent feature on this early album. 'Rïah Sahïltaahk' is a side long epic with characteristic Magma murmurings and chants along with very strong tribal rhythms. At one point there is an outro with a clock ticking, heaving gasps, and moans exuding a rather creepy atmosphere.
   'Ki Ïahl Ö Lïahki' features sensuous sax jazz tones, an off beat piano, and a pulsating bassline all in a different time signature. The dissonance and weighty denseness of the music is a specific trait to Magma and works well as the celestial operatic chanting begins.
   The irregular percussion and high degree of hyper-jazz musicianship makes for a compelling experience. I would have liked more variation similar to the amazing debut, but this is still a ground breaking album foreshadowing the masterful music to come.
   
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4. The cover: rated: TOP: M- fragile, yet preserved wonderfully, flat and square with 4 sharp corners ...there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ...

1. The vinyl: Rated: M-  smooth and clear over both sides, audio is booming,  both Philips labels are clean