Magma were a
French progressive rock band founded in
1969 by
Christian Vander[?]. Most of their songs were performed using an invented language called "Kobaian", and tell the story of the meeting of the people of the planet Kobaia with the human race. Musically inventive and imaginative, Magma made extensive use of the
choral[?] format, their album
Mekanik Destructiv Kommandoh being particularly reminiscent of the classical composer
Carl Orff.
Later work by Magma was highly influenced by jazz saxophone player John Coltrane.
Magma's best-received albums are Attahk, Köhntarkösz and Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh, in that order. Other notable works by Magma include:
- Magma website, including interview with Christian Vander [1] (http://www.furious.com/perfect/magma.html)