Köhntarkösz

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Köhntarkösz
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Studio album by Magma
Released 1974
Recorded Manor Mobile, Bastide De Pierrefeu (Valbonne)
Genre Progressive rock, Zeuhl
Length 41:16 (vinyl and remastered Cd)
Label Vertigo, A&M, Seventh Day
Producer Giorgio Gomelsky
Magma chronology
Ẁurdah Ïtah
(1974)Ẁurdah Ïtah1974
Köhntarkösz
(1974)
Live/Hhaï
(1975)Live/Hhaï1975
Singles from Köhntarkösz
  1. "Mekanik Machine" b/w "Köhntarkösz"
    Released: 1974, Vertigo Records 6061-800
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Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars [1]

Köhntarkösz is an album released by French progressive rock band Magma in 1974 (see 1974 in music).

"Coltrane Sündia" (translation: "Coltrane Rest in Peace") is an elegy for John Coltrane.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Köhntarkösz (Part I)" (Christian Vander) – 15:22
  2. "Ork Alarm" (Jannick Top) – 5:28
Side two
  1. "Köhntarkösz (Part II)" (C. Vander) – 15:55
  2. "Coltrane Sündïa" (C. Vander) – 4:11

Legacy

The lengthy, two-part title track of this 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) (2004), and Ëmëhntëhtt-Rê (2009).[2]

Personnel

Musicians
Other
  • "Loulou" Sarkissian "Mekanik" – stage manager
  • Fabio Nicoli – design & art direction
  • Giorgio Gomelsky – producer
  • Malcolm Robertson – photography
  • Simon Heyworth – engineer

References

External links

  • Köhntarkösz at AllMusic
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