Merci (Remastered+Bonus Track)

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Jordan Vauvert Merci est une lettre d'amour écrite pour le public et, pour que le message soit reçu par le plus grand nombre, MAGMA se fait encore plus accessible que sur Attahk. Inclusion du français et de l'anglais qui sont pour la première fois à part égale avec le kobaïen, orchestre immense et production aérée qui va avec, zeuhl dans l'ère du temps qui inclue jazz-funk et musique spirituelle : Merci est plus classique — sans oublier pour autant de bons morceaux de bravoure — mais aussi plus chaleureux ! Favorite track: Do The Music.

willy vlyminck Magma on Bandcamp,isn`t that wonderful? Merci is from 1985, but could have been made today. a classic! Not only for Magma fans.

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	1.	Call From The Dark 07:15
	2.	Do The Music 04:24
	3.	Otis 07:15
	4.	I Must Return 06:35
	5.	Eliphas Levi 11:04
	6.	The Night We Died 04:15
	7.	You (Bonus track) 03:55

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Released in 1985 and dedicated to John COLTRANE, MERCI is the last studio album by MAGMA to be released before Christian VANDER dedicated himself to his new group, OFFERING. Recorded between June 1982 and October 1984 at Studio Davout, with the help of a galaxy of musician friends, MERCI perfectly demonstrates the seamless transition from the electric music of MAGMA to the acoustic serenity of OFFERING. The album is, in effect, divided into two sections. The four opening titles present the MAGMA rhythm'n blues of the early 1980s, a cool, soul-wrapped unit full of melodic richness, and embellished with fabulous brass and vocal arrangements. The final two pieces by contrast are in a stripped-down, purified style which declares what the quest of OFFERING will be to touch the human being in the depths of his soul via a music which has been reduced to its essentials.

This brand new edition is a remastered version of the original tracks in a digipack format with a 12 pages booklet including all lyrics. Also included in this new edition an ultra rare track from the same recording sessions, previously only available in an album consisting of tracks related to zeuhl groups and tribute to Magma career, nowhere to be find anymore.

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released May 4, 1985

Christian VANDER: Chant, Synthetiseurs, Linn Drum Program, Piano Fender, Piano, Céleste, Percussions
Stella VANDER: Chant
Klaus BLASQUIZ: Chant
Guy KHALIFA: Chant, Piano Fender, Flûte
Liza DELUXE: Chant
Maria POPKIEWICZ: Chant
Alex FERRAND: Chant
Denis VISVIKIS: Chant
Benoit WIDEMANN: Synthetiseurs
Simon GOUBERT: Synthetiseurs
Patrick GAUTHIER: Synthetiseurs
Michel GRAILLIER: Piano Fender
Jean-Pierre FOUQUEY: Piano Fender
Marc ELIARD: Basse
Jean-Luc CHEVALIER: Guitare
François LAIZEAU: Batterie, Linn Drum Program
Steve SHEHAN: Percussions
Philippe SLOMINSKI: Trompette
Christian MARTINEZ: Trompette
Freddy ORSEPIAN: Trompette
Denis LELOUP: Trombone
Christian GUIZEN: Trombone
Jérôme NAULAY: Trombone
Michel GOLDBERG: Saxophone
Paul BAYLE: Saxophone
Arrigo LORENZI: Saxophone Soprano
Michel GAUCHER: Saxophone
Robin KENYATA: Saxophone
ZAKA: Percussions
François KOKELAERE: Claps

Enregistré au Studio Davout à Paris entre Juin 1982 et Octobre 1984
Mixé entre Septembre 1984 et Février 1985
Stella VANDER, Francis LINON, Jean-Bernard PLÉ: Enregistrement, Mixage
Gérald NIMAL: Réalisation de la pochette

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In 1970 an explosive compound of a cavernous bass and a hammering beat erupted from our record players, as an otherworldly voice chanted in a mysterious language. Thus began a first, double album, simply entitled Magma. Its strangeness and creative force meant that Magma’s landmark debut immediately guaranteed them a place in music history. ... more

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