Magma: Legends strike back!

French zeuhl legends Magma have announced they will release a brand new studio album, Kartëhl, through Seventh Records on September 30.

«More than 18 months without being able to do a concert. This space of time, this imposed ‘pause’, was used to prepare a new album, a group album, like Magma hadn’t done for a long time». the band state.

The new album sees other members of the band’s line-up joining previous sole composer Christian Vander in writing material for the new album. Vocalist Hervé Aknin has written Do Rïn Ïlï üss, keyboard player Thierry Eliez Walömëhndêm and fellow keyboardist Simon Goubert Wiï Mëlëhn Tü, with Christain Vander writing the remaining three tracks.

In addition to the six tracks the band recorded in 2022, the album contains two bonus tracks, demos recorded ‘at home’ from Vander’s personal collection. Hakëhn Deis and Dëhndë were both recorded in 1978.

Kartëhl was recorded and mixed by Francis Linon at UZ studio between March 7 and June 12, 2022 and mastered at Greasy Records Studio by Marcus Linon. The album has been produced by Stella Vander Linon. You can see the new album artwork below.

In addition to the 6 tracks recorded in 2022, the album contains as a bonus, two demos recorded “at home”, from Christian Vander’s personal collection. Teaser,

Hakëhn Deis 7:12 (Christian Vander)

Do Rïn Ïlï üss 4:38 (Hervé Aknin)

Irena Balladina 5:11 (Christian Vander)

Walömëhndêm 7:36 (Thierry Eliez)

Wiï Mëlëhn Tü 8:54 (Simon Goubert)

Dëhndë 6:55 (Christian Vander) *

Bonuses

Hakëhn Deis 6:11 (Christian Vander)

Recorded in 1978 – Christian Vander: Piano, vocals – René Garber: vocals

Dëhndë 6:38 (Christian Vander) *

Following the creation of a new line-up in 2020, we once again offered to musicians to bring compositions, Christian Vander having never made the deliberate choice to be Magma’s sole composer. But de facto, none of the dozens of musicians who participated in this adventure had offered a new song for decades!

After ZËSS, which hinted at a rather gloomy future, this bright and resolutely optimistic new album is the result of a collective work, an Operation Kartëhl.

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