''Köhntarkösz'' is the fifth studio album by French band
Magma
Magma () is the molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed. Magma (sometimes colloquially but incorrectly referred to as ''lava'') is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and evidence of magmatism has also ...
, released on 10 September 1974.
The title piece of the album forms a section of the ''Köhntarkösz'' cycle. Although first in order of release, it has now been formulated as the second part in a trilogy consisting of ''
K.A. (Köhntarkösz Anteria)'', ''Köhntarkösz'', and ''
Ëmëhntëhtt-Rê''.
"Coltrane Sündia" (translation: "Coltrane Rest in Peace") is an
elegy
An elegy is a poem of serious reflection, and in English literature usually a lament for the dead. However, according to ''The Oxford Handbook of the Elegy'', "for all of its pervasiveness ... the 'elegy' remains remarkably ill defined: sometime ...
for
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the Jazz#Post-war jazz, history of jazz and 20th-century musi ...
.
Track listing
;Side one
# "Köhntarkösz (Part I)"
( Christian Vander) – 15:22
# "Ork Alarm"
(Jannick Top
Jannick "Janik" Top is a French bass player and composer, born in Marseille. Top plays the electric bass and the cello.
In the 1970s, he was a lead member of the influential zeuhl band Magma, along with Christian Vander and Didier Lockwood. On ...
) – 5:28
;Side two
# "Köhntarkösz (Part II)"
(C. Vander) – 15:55
# "Coltrane Sündïa"
(C. Vander) – 4:11
Personnel
;Musicians
* Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
*
Stella Vander
Stella Vander (born Stella Zelcer, also known as Stella; 12 December 1950) is a French singer, musician and record producer.
Early years
Born in Paris into a family of Polish immigrants, she began writing music in the early sixties together with ...
– vocals
* Gerard Bikialo – pianos, Yamaha organ
*
Michel Graillier
Michel Graillier (18 October 1946, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, February 2003, Paris) was a French jazz pianist.
Biography
From the ages of four to eighteen, Graillier studied classical piano in Lens, France. During adolescence, he worked as a drummer ...
– pianos, clavinet
*
Brian Godding – guitar
*
Jannick "Janik" Top – bass, cello, vocals, piano
*
Christian Vander – drums, vocals, piano, percussion
;Other
* "Loulou" Sarkissian "Mekanik" – stage manager
* Fabio Nicoli – design & art direction
*
Giorgio Gomelsky
Giorgio Sergio Alessando Gomelsky (28 February 1934 – 13 January 2016) was a filmmaker, impresario, music manager, songwriter (as Oscar Rasputin) and record producer. He was born in Georgia, grew up in Switzerland, and later lived in the Un ...
– producer
* Malcolm Robertson – photography
* Simon Heyworth – engineer
Literature
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References
External links
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Magma (band) albums
1974 albums
Albums produced by Giorgio Gomelsky
A&M Records albums