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L'Autre Canal, Nancy - October 2007
Thanks to Hanwaker for this beautiful photo of L'Autre Canal. I went to the Nancy Jazz Festival in October 2007 to see Magma play. Many great memories and people.
Monday, October 26, 2009
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Thursday, October 1, 2009
Backstage behind the "Espirits Libre" Broadcast
On November 17, 2007, a popular French talk show, "Espirits Libre (Free Spirits)", had Magma on as their musical guests. At the very end of the show, Magma played (an edited) 5 minute version of KA. The YouTube video of this broadcast is shown below.
Following this broadcast, there seemed to be a storm of indignation from many of the die-hard Magma fans. Many claimed that Magma was "cheated", "mocked", etc.
Now, take a peek behind the scene. The English translation from an article in Musik Zeuhl is here. (Of course, there are three sides to every story, so take the commentary from Musik Zeuhl with a grain of salt. But, if someone put a camera on MY vibraphone, I would be pissed in a major way.)
Following this broadcast, there seemed to be a storm of indignation from many of the die-hard Magma fans. Many claimed that Magma was "cheated", "mocked", etc.
Now, take a peek behind the scene. The English translation from an article in Musik Zeuhl is here. (Of course, there are three sides to every story, so take the commentary from Musik Zeuhl with a grain of salt. But, if someone put a camera on MY vibraphone, I would be pissed in a major way.)
Monday, September 7, 2009
Magma - Club Europa, Brooklyn, June 23, 2007
Club Europa is a Polish club and discotheque that is in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, a neighborhood of working-class Polish immigrants. In the summer of 2007, someone decided to promote a few Progressive Rock shows. Magma played one week, and Hawkwind played the next week.
This gig was booked at the last minute. Magma played the Nearfest festival the very next day, so this was a good warm-up gig for Magma. I expected a very small audience, given the facts that it was in Brooklyn and that most Magma fans would already be at Nearfest. But, about 200 rabid Magma lovers showed up. I brought my son to his second Magma show, and he loved it.
Magma played a good gig, and the fans would not let them leave the stage. The promoters were very strict about keeping Magma to a 90 minute time limit, because after the Magma show, the club was to turn into a disco. As we left the club, there was a line of people who looked like they were ready to do The Hustle until the wee hours of the morning.
This gig was booked at the last minute. Magma played the Nearfest festival the very next day, so this was a good warm-up gig for Magma. I expected a very small audience, given the facts that it was in Brooklyn and that most Magma fans would already be at Nearfest. But, about 200 rabid Magma lovers showed up. I brought my son to his second Magma show, and he loved it.
Magma played a good gig, and the fans would not let them leave the stage. The promoters were very strict about keeping Magma to a 90 minute time limit, because after the Magma show, the club was to turn into a disco. As we left the club, there was a line of people who looked like they were ready to do The Hustle until the wee hours of the morning.
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