MEKANÏK DESTRUKTIW KOMMANDÖH
 CD REX VII
 

Christian VANDER 
drums, vocals, organ, percussions
Jannik TOP 
bass
Klaus BLASQUIZ
vocals, percussions
Jean-Luc MANDERLIER
piano, organ

René GARBER 
clarinet, bass, vocals
Claude OLMOS
guitar
Stella VANDER
vocals, backing vocals
Muriel STREISFELD, 
Evelyne RAZYMOVSKI, Michèle SAULNIER,
Doris REIHNARDT
backing vocals
Teddy LASRY
sax, flute
 

1 - HORTZ FUR DËHN STEKËHN WEST
2 - ÏMA SÜRI DONDAÏ
3 - KOBAÏA ISS DE HÜNDIN
4 - DA  ZEUHL WORTZ MËKANÏK
5 - NEBËHR GUDAHTT
6 - MËKANÏK KOMMANDÖH
7 - KREÜHN KÖHRMAHN ISS DE HÜNDÏN
 MEKANIK DESTRUKTIW KOMMANDOH is considered by many to be the ultimate MAGMA masterwork. Recorded in 1973 at the Manor Studios in Oxford by a completely new line-up, the sole survivors from the previous incarnation of MAGMA were Klaus BLASQUIZ and, of course, Christian VANDER himself.
A long piece in 7 movements, M.D.K. had an extended gestation period before reaching its final, definitive form. The previous band had recorded a short version - dominated by the brass section - which was released on a 45 rpm single. The progression from this simple version to what is heard on the album is astounding. The entire credit for this achievement is down to Christian VANDER, who by this time had taken the artistic destiny of MAGMA fully into his own hands.
Although the performance of the band was an order of magnitude more powerful than before - notably with the arrival of Jannick Top on bass, whose playing complemented Christian VANDER's music so perfectly - then perhaps the most striking characteristic of M.D.K. was the epic sound produced by the vocal team. Driven by a colossal, giant-stepping rhythm section and dynamically reinforced by a female backing group - with Stella VANDER appearing for the first time - the voices of Klaus and Christian come to haunt our souls through these magnificent songs which seem to emerge from our collective memory, conferring MAGMA's music with a timeless and universal character.
Enregistré au Studios MANOR et AQUARIUM
 en 1973, par Simon HEYWORTH et Gilles SALLÉ.
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