Mekanïk Kommandöh is an album by French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 Progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 group Magma

Magma (band)

Magma is a French progressive rock band founded in Paris in 1969 by classically trained drummer Christian Vander, who claimed as his inspiration a "vision of humanity's spiritual and ecological future" that profoundly disturbed him. In the course of their first album, the band tells the story of a...

. It was recorded in 1973, but not released until 1989

1989 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR...

. The album consists of an early version of the band's classic record Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh

Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh

Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh is an album released by French progressive rock band Magma in 1973. MDK is Magma's most famous and stylistically acclaimed record; and although it has not become a commercial success, the band continues to present this 'classic' or 'symphonic rock' material to audiences...

. Unlike the final released version, this alternate take features a more raw, stripped-down mix that pushes the drums upfront and does not contain the horns and other melodic instruments. At the time, Magma's record label refused to publish this version. It also includes a doom-leaden (and henceforth discarded) introduction delivered by Christian Vander. Originally released on the label Seventh, but has since been reissued on Akt.

Musicians

• Christian Vander
  Christian Vander (musician)
  Christian Vander is a French drummer, musician, and founder of the band Magma. Besides his work with Magma, he has also performed solo, with the Christian Vander Trio and Christian Vander Quartet, and in Offering....
  
   - Drums, Vocals, Organ, Percussion
• Jean Pierre Lambert - Bass
• Klaus Blasquiz - Vocals, Percussion
• Jean Luc Manderlier - Piano, Organ
• Rene Garber - Bass Clarinet, Vocals
• Stella Vander
  Stella Vander
  Stella Vander is a French singer and musician.-Early years:Born in Paris into a family of Polish immigrants, she began writing music in the early sixties together with her uncle Maurice Chorenslup. Their songs were parodies of the Yé-yé style that was popular at the time...
  
   - Vocals
• Choirs De La Stochhaus - Choir