Oh!
To want to set up walls to the void
To try to shelter you from silence
To want to raise your eye against winds
to make light of shades
Oh!
You feel you have to get along!
Melody,
An island in the open space
Melody,
A flight of birds who spread their wings
Melody,
When night and day are face to face
Melody,
When winter comes to die in spring
credits
from Troll Vol.2,
released February 17, 2020
Michel ALTMAYER: Piano, Keyboards, Bass Drum, Hi-Hat, Cymbals
Nathalie BASSET: Viola
Hélène HOUILLON, Philippe HOUILLON: Violins
Stella Vander, Klaus BLASQUIZ: Lead Vocals
Bernard PAGANOTTI: Bass
supported by 9 fans who also own “Igor (Dance and Rejoicings)”
Thanks to the nice-endof-year-offer I came to fill this gap in my private worm collection (a, pardon me, worm hole, so to speak :-))
Wonderful reminiscence to many good things past (Canterbury, 70s prog, folk rock) with a good sense of humour and great ideas (both in the songwriting & in the arrangements) . Carsten Pieper
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agri-math rock? Rural melodic punk?
Christ knows what this is...but its damn good! Great use of 'alternative' instruments and structures to achieve a great instrumental music tinman73
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MAGMA s'est autoproclamé comme étant le meilleur groupe de l'univers mais ce titre n'est pas usurpé car il ne fait justement qu'un avec l'univers, il appartient à toutes et tous. Christian Vander pousse cette logique jusqu'au bout dans Kãrtëhl, album dans lequel il n'est plus le seul compositeur — une première depuis Üdü Wüdü ! Il ne s'agit pas d'une grande épopée mais de chansons qui fonctionnent indépendamment, qui peuvent ainsi évoluer en très peu de temps. C'est lumineux, chaud et intense ! Jordan Vauvert
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The new live EP by Ryan W. Stevenson's project reminded me, that this debut album must have been gone down the wishlist... If instrumental Canterbury stuff is your thing, this should be a no-brainer. Firmly rooted in the past (late 60s, 70s), nevertheless with a fresh sound. Guests incude The Tangent's Andy Tillison and Soft Machine's Theo Travis. Carsten Pieper