Magma
Slag Tanz (Jazz Village, 2015)
Coinciding with its recent tour, French progressive band released this new mini album titled Slag Tanz (pronounced schlag tanz). Magma’s sound is hard to classify. They invented a strain of progressive rock that has become known as Zeuhl. Slag Tanz is classic Magma in the sense that it features the familiar mix of male and female semi-operatic vocals, powerful drums, throbbing electric bass and a wild mix of jazz, rock and contemporary classical music.
Magma continues to sing in its own language, Kobaian as the title of the album and songs indicate: Imëhntösz – Alerte!, Slag, Dümb, Vers la nuit, Dümblaë – Le silence des mondes, Zü Zaïn!, Slag Tanz and Wohldünt.
The lineup on Slag Tanz includes Stella Vander on vocals; Isabelle Feuillebois on vocals; Hervé Aknin on vocals; Benoît Alziary on vibraphone; James Mac Gaw on guitar; Jérémie Ternoy on piano; Philippe Bussonnet on bass; and composer and lyricist Christian Vander on drums, piano, and vocals on “Wohldünt.”
Magma continues to break musical boundaries with its superb new mini album, Slag Tanz.
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