Zëss (also known as Zëss: Le Jour du Néant) is the fourteenth studio album by the French rock band Magma, which was released on 14 June 2019 on Christian Vander's Seventh Records.[1]
| Zëss: Le Jour du Néant | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 14 June 2019 | |||
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| Length | 37:57 | |||
| Language | Kobaïan, French | |||
| Label | Seventh Records | |||
| Producer | Stella Vander | |||
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The composition dates back to the 1970s and has been performed live on several occasions (including Bobino Concert 1981, Les Voix Concert 1992, and Mythes Et Legendes Volume IV 2008) but not recorded in studio until 2018.[2]
The work was performed live in the Grande Salle Pierre Boulez of Philharmonie de Paris on 26 June 2019, celebrating 50 years of Magma.[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Christian Vander
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ẁöhm Dëhm Zeuhl Stadium (Hymne au Néant)" | 4:57 |
| 2. | "Da Zeuhl Ẁortz Dëhm Ẁrëhntt (Les Forces de l'Univers/Les Eléments)" | 6:22 |
| 3. | "Dï Ẁöóhr Sprašer (La Voix qui Parle)" | 5:12 |
| 4. | "Štreüm Ündëts Ẁëhëm (Pont de l'En-Delá)" | 6:04 |
| 5. | "Zëss Mahntëhr Kantöhm (Le Maître Chant)" | 8:08 |
| 6. | "Zï Ïss Ẁöss Štëhëm (Vers l'Infiniment)" | 3:15 |
| 7. | "Dümgëhl Blaö (Glas Ultime)" | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 37:57 | |
Personnel
edit- Christian Vander - lead vocals
- Stella Vander - lead vocals
- Hervé Aknin - vocals
- Isabelle Feuillebois - vocals
- Julie Vander - vocals
- Laura Guarrato - vocals
- Marcus Linon - vocals
- Sandrine Destafanis - vocals
- Rudy Blas - guitar
- Philippe Bussonnet - bass
- Morgan Ågren - drums
- Simon Goubert - piano
- Sylvie Fisichella - vocals
- Remi Dumoulin - orchestration
- City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra - orchestra
- Adam Klemens - conductor
- Lucie Svehlova - concertmaster
References
edit- ^ "ZËSS seventhrecords". www.seventhrecords.com. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ Munro, Scott Munro (May 15, 2019). "Magma to release studio version of Zëss in June". Louder Sound (PROG). Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ "Magma". Philharmonie de Paris. Retrieved 2019-07-14.