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Theusz Hamtaahk is a live album by the French progressive rock
band Magma
, released in 2001. The album was recorded in 2000 over the course of two days during Magma's 30th anniversary shows at the Trianon theater, Paris
, France
and released both as a 3 audio CD
box with a 16 page color booklet and librettos
containing all the lyrics, and as a DVD. It is the first record to contain all three movements of the trilogy Theusz Hamtaahk:
The words to the music are sung completely in Magma's constructed language Kobaïan
.
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...
band 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...
, released in 2001. The album was recorded in 2000 over the course of two days during Magma's 30th anniversary shows at the Trianon theater, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
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and released both as a 3 audio CD
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box with a 16 page color booklet and librettos
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
containing all the lyrics, and as a DVD. It is the first record to contain all three movements of the trilogy Theusz Hamtaahk:
- The first movement, "Theusz Hamtaakh", had already been part of Magma's live repertoire since the mid-1970s and was first recorded "live" in a LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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studio session in 1974, but was not released on record until the 1981 live album Retrospektiw (Parts I+II)Retrospektiw (Parts I+II)Retrospektiw is a live album by French Progressive rock group Magma. It was released in 1981. . It documents live recordings from a series of Magma reunion shows in Paris, June 9, 10 & 11, 1980...
, recorded in 1980. - The second movement, "Ẁurdah ÏtahẀurdah Ïtah- Personnel :* Christian Vander – drums, piano, Fender Rhodes, percussion, vocal* Stella Vander – vocals* Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion* Jannick Top – bass...
" was released before by a core quartet of then Magma members in 1974 under the name of bandleader Christian VanderChristian 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....
as a soundtrack studio album for Yvan Lagrange's 1972 avant-gardeAvant-gardeAvant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
film Tristan et IseultTristan and IseultThe legend of Tristan and Iseult is an influential romance and tragedy, retold in numerous sources with as many variations. The tragic story is of the adulterous love between the Cornish knight Tristan and the Irish princess Iseult...
. Re-released on Magma's label Seventh in 1989, it is mostly regarded as a Magma album, though. - The third movement, "Mekanïk Destruktïw KommandöhMekanïk Destruktïw KommandöhMekanïk 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...
" was first released as a 1973 Magma album, probably their most famous work.
The words to the music are sung completely in Magma's constructed language Kobaïan
Kobaïan
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CD 1
First Movement: Theusz Hamtaahk- Malawëlëkaahm − 6:28
- Sëwolahwëhn Öhn Zaïn − 6:42
- Dëümb Ëwëlëss Dölëhn − 3:52
- Zeuhl Wortz − 2:28
- Gorutz Waahrn − 3:15
- Tü Lü Lï Ë Üi Dü Wiï − 1:08
- Se Lah Maahrï Donsaï − 2:31
- Slibenli Dëh Theusz − 5:21
- Zortsüng − 3:09
CD 2
Second Movement: Ẁurdah Ïtah- Malawëlëkaahm (Incantation) − 4:21
- Bradïa Da Zïmehn Iëgah (L'initié A Parlé) − 2:35
- Manëh Fur Da Zëss (Ensemble Pour Le Maître) − 1:42
- Fur Dï Hël Kobaïa ( Pour La Vie Eternelle) − 5:38
- Blüm Tendiwa (L'Ame Du Peuple) − 5:49
- Wohldünt Me¨m Dëwëlëss (Message Dans L'étendue) − 3:08
- Waïnsaht !!! (En Avant !!!) − 3:11
- Wlasïk Steuhn Kobaïa (Ascension Vers L'éternel) − 2:44
- Sëhnntëht Dros Wurdah Süms (la Mort N'est Rien) − 6:00
- C'est La Vie Qui Les A Menés Là! − 4:32
- Ëk Sün Da Zëss (Qui Est Le Maître) − 2:37
- De Zeuhl Ündazïr (Vision De La Musique Céleste) − 6:11
CD 3
Third Movement: Mëkanïk Dëstruktïw Kömmandöh- Hortz Fur Dëhn Stekëhn West − 10:16
- Ïma Sürï Dondaï − 4:13
- Kobaïa Iss Dëh Hündïn − 2:07
- Da Zeuhl Wortz Mëkanïk − 7:20
- Nebëhr Gudahtt − 7:39
- Mëkanïk Kömmandöh − 8:05
- Kreühn Köhrmahn Ïss Dëh Hündïn − 1:30
- Da Zeuhl Wortz Waïnsaht (Hymne De La Zeuhl Wortz) − 1:53
- Untitled (Joyeux Anniversaire) − 5:41
Personnel
- Christian VanderChristian 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 - Emmanuel Borghi − Piano
- Stella VanderStella VanderStella 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, Piano, Percussion - Antoine Paganotti − Vocals, Piano
- James Mac Gaw − Vocals, Piano, Guitar
- Claude Lamamy − Vocals
- Jean-Christophe Gamet − Vocals
- Julie Vander − Vocals
- Isabelle Feuillebois − Vocals, Percussion
- Philippe Bussonnet − Bass
- Fred Burgazzi − Trombone
- Ronan Simon − Trombone
- Benoît Gaudiche − Trumpet
- Yannick Neveu − Trumpet