Köhntarkösz

Köhntarkösz
Studio album by Magma
Released	10 September 1974
Recorded	Manor Mobile, Bastide De Pierrefeu (Valbonne)
Genre	Zeuhl
Length	41:16 (vinyl and remastered CD)
Label	Vertigo, A&M, Seventh Day
Producer	Giorgio Gomelsky
Magma chronology
Ẁurdah Ïtah (1974) Köhntarkösz (1974) Live/Hhaï (1975)
Singles from Köhntarkösz
"Mekanik Machine" b/w "Köhntarkösz" Released: 1974

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Köhntarkösz is the fifth studio album by French band Magma, 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 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

Personnel

Musicians

• Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
• Stella Vander – vocals
• Gerard Bikialo – pianos, Yamaha organ
• Michel Graillier – 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 – producer
• Malcolm Robertson – photography
• Simon Heyworth – engineer

Literature

• Gonin, Philippe (2010), "Köhntarkösz", Magma – Décryptage d'un mythe et d'une musique (in French), Marseille: Le Mot et le Reste, pp. 171–178, ISBN 978-2-36054-000-6

External links

• Köhntarkösz at AllMusic
• "Magma (6) – Köhntarkösz (LP, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. 7 June 1974. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
• "MAGMA Köhntarkösz music reviews and MP3". www.progarchives.com. Retrieved 31 January 2010.