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''Zëss'' (also known as ''Zëss: Le Jour du Néant'') is the fourteenth studio album by the French
rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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band
Magma
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, which was released on 14 June 2019 on
Christian Vander's Seventh Records.
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.
The work was performed live in the Grande Salle
Pierre Boulez
Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (; 26 March 19255 January 2016) was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war contemporary classical music.
Born in Montb ...
of
Philharmonie de Paris
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on 26 June 2019, celebrating 50 years of Magma.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Christian Vander - lead vocals
*
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 ...
- 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
Morgan Ågren (born 1967) is a Swedish drummer who plays with the progressive rock band Kaipa (band), Kaipa.
Biography
A native of Umeå, Västerbotten County, Västerbotten, Ågren began playing drums at a young age, eventually joining forces ...
- drums
* Simon Goubert - piano
* Sylvie Fisichella - vocals
*
Remi Dumoulin - orchestration
*
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
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The history of the orchestra goes back to the Film Symphony Orchest ...
- orchestra
* Adam Klemens - conductor
* Lucie Svehlova - concertmaster
References
External links
Making of Zëss
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Magma (band) albums
2010s concept albums
2019 albums