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Magma is a French progressive rock band founded in Paris in 1969 by self-taught drummer Christian Vander, ... Either for the story or for the sound of the music". [19
Magma that cools slowly within a magma chamber usually ends up forming bodies of plutonic rocks such as gabbro, diorite and granite, depending upon the composition of the magma. Alternatively, if the magma is erupted it forms volcanic rocks such as basalt , andesite and rhyolite (the extrusive equivalents of gabbro, diorite and granite ...
Originally applied solely to the music of Magma, the term "zeuhl" was eventually used to describe the similar music produced by French bands beginning in the 1970s. [6] In addition to Magma, bands who are associated with the term include: Happy Family, [7] Kōenji Hyakkei, [8] and Ruins [9] from Japan, and French band Zao.
Attahk is the seventh studio album by French rock band Magma, released on 5 March 1978.Its sound marks a noticeable shift from the sound of the band's previous albums, predominantly consisting of funk and jazz fusion music that incorporates elements of rhythm and blues, gospel, and pop music.
Magma's two previous albums, Magma (1970) and 1001° Centigrades (1971), were even more jazz-oriented and their compositions contributed by various band members. With Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh, Vander and Magma created their typical Zeuhl style, which has been preserved until today through changing Magma line-ups and became the starting point of the Zeuhl genre ("Zeuhl Ẁortz" in ...
On 1001° Centigrades the "zeuhl" sound that later came to define Magma develops, but it lacks the operatic female vocals and primal driving rhythm of the following album, Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh. [citation needed] Between the release of this album and MDK, a
Magmatism is the emplacement of magma within and at the surface of the outer layers of a terrestrial planet, which solidifies as igneous rocks. It does so through magmatic activity or igneous activity, the production, intrusion and extrusion of magma or lava. Volcanism is the surface expression of magmatism.
The Unnamables is the only album recorded by Magma under the alias Univeria Zekt. [1] Released in 1972, the album shows a more accessible jazz fusion sound, in an attempt to reach a broader audience, compared to the harsher, less accessible sounds of Magma's self-titled debut album.