Zeuhl and related

One of the greatest, most idiosyncratic & original bands ever. This is a live recording (of reasonably good quality, given the time-period) featuring the 1001o Centigrade band! [Seventh]

One of the greatest, most idiosyncratic & original bands ever. This has the post-Hhai/Live band (with Patrick Gauthier, Bernard Paganotti, Klaus, Christian, etc.) Includes a live version of De Futura, & all the usual suspects as well. Be prepared for s...

This period was probably Magma's nadir, but even so, there is some decent to good stuff on here and a few really good players (Benoit Widemann, Jean-Luc Cheavlier, Dominique Bertram, etc.) all wearing amazing, ridiculous, new wave/sci-fi costumes. The ...

The official story is that like Kohntarkhosz Anteria, Emenhntehtt Re (note: I've left many umlats off of the title) was a major, long-form work. It was part of a trilogy along with Kohntarkhosz and K.A. and was written circa in the early/mid 1970s...

Since re-emerging in the late 90s, Magma have put on countless simply great performances and 2 stunning albums. But both of those albums (Kontarkosz Anteria (K.A.) and Emenhntehtt Re (E.R.)) were both recordings of 'big pieces' written during the band's..

CD single. One of the greatest, most idiosyncratic & original bands ever. This 10' long ''single'' is new recordings by the new edition of Magma; amazingly good. Be prepared for some intense listening, as these all feature amazing playing & a truly twi...

One of the greatest, most idiosyncratic & original bands ever. This is all otherwise unavailable material, from 6/72-1/75. Musically great with awesome basswork by Janik Top, but it suffers from mediocre-at-best sound. Be prepared for some intense list...

One of the greatest, most idiosyncratic & original bands ever. Their 1st album, this is baby steps for the band. You can hear their roots in Soft Machine-style jazz/rock and even some traces (good traces too) of influences from 'horn-rock' like Chicago...

Beautiful, perfect, facsimile edition made by the original label. Stunning!

One of the greatest, most idiosyncratic & original bands ever. Their 1st album, this is baby steps for the band. You can hear their roots in Soft Machine-style jazz/rock...

One of the greatest, most idiosyncratic & original bands ever.This is rightly considered an avant/prog classic and is definitely one of Vander's greatest most totally unfathomable compositions. Be prepared for some intense listening, as these all featu...

If my Kobaian doesn't fail me, the 45' Kohntarkhosz Anteria was written circa 1972/1973, but never officially recorded, although a tiny piece of it appears on Inedits, and other little bits were grabbed and used in various other works (most notably the...

Recorded live at Magma's 30th anniversary concerts in May, 2000, this is the first time that the complete Theusz Hamtaahk trilogy has been released in one set. Excellent live recording and terrific energy coming off of the stage...

"Not so much a true Magma album as it is a choral interpretation of some old Magma music. With no less than 9 vocalists (lead by Christian and Stella Vander), the choir (about half male, half female) is lightly backed by two pianists/keyboardists...

One of the greatest, most idiosyncratic & original bands ever. This is rightly considered a avant/prog classic and features a great lineup of the band (Christian, Stella, Klaus, Bernard Paganotti, Didier Lockwood, Benoit Widemann, Jean-Pol Aseline, Gab...

One of the greatest, most idiosyncratic & original bands ever. This is their 3rd & is rightly considered a avant/prog classic and the start of Zeuhl. Very strongly vocal, which either makes it a great place to start, if you love 'Klingon opera', as...

One of the greatest, most idiosyncratic & original bands ever. This is a previously unheard version of MDK, recorded about 9 months before the released version, & with some unique differences too! Be prepared for some intense listening, as these all fe...

Until they eventually reappeared in the 1990s, this was the last Magma album. Originally released in 1985 or so, I remember seeing it when it first came out and thinking, "there's something wrong here." Maybe it was the illustration of the hands...

Magma has basically made the wonderful Parisian club "Le Triton" their home for multi-date residencies.

In addition to it being a great, small club with terrific sound, they have built in professional audio and video recording facilities!...

In May, 2005, Magma took over the wonderful Parisian club "Le Triton" for four weeks with an ambitious, over the top project; a retrospective of 35 years of Magma music, showcasing some of their best known pieces from 1970 to the present. The four sold...

While they last, we have perfect, new copies for $14.00 off the regular price. What's the difference between these copies and the copies we are seeling for $32.00? $14.00 (bada-bing!)

In May, 2005, Magma took over the Parisian club "Le Triton"...

In May, 2005, Magma took over the wonderful Parisian club "Le Triton" for four weeks with an ambitious, over the top project; a retrospective of 35 years of Magma music, showcasing some of their best known pieces from 1970 to the present. The four sold...

While they last, we have perfect, new copies for $14.00 off the regular price. What's the difference between these copies and the copies we are selling for $32.00? $14.00 (bada-bing!)

In May, 2005, Magma took over the wonderful Parisian club...

One of the greatest, most idiosyncratic & original bands ever. This is from their reunion concert in Paris in 1980. This is sorta weak; don't start here! [Seventh]

One of the greatest, most idiosyncratic & original bands ever. This is from their reunion concert in Paris in 1980. Be prepared for some intense listening, as these all feature amazing playing & a truly twisted vision. [Seventh]

A duo from Geisenkirchen, Germany using organ/piano/synths/vocals and drums/vocals, playing music somewhat like Hardin and York or Hansson and Karlsson

One of the greatest, most idiosyncratic & original bands ever. This is live 9/24/75 in good sound. It features basically the Hhai/Live band with Patrick Gauthier replacing J-P Aseline! Be prepared for some intense listening, as these all feature amazin...

After many, many delays, this much sought after DVD is finally here. It is 2 hours, 45 minutes long, & is a document of the 30th anniversary concerts. It contains the complete Theusz Hamtaahk trilogy (Wurdah Itah, Theusz Hamtaahk, Mekanik Destrutiw Kom...

One of the greatest, most idiosyncratic & original bands ever. This is the last ''real'' Magma disc, recorded as the band was collapsing. But it includes the side long smoker ''De Futura'', which launched a thousand zeuhl bands on their careers...

The 2nd of two albums by this early (1970-72) French progressive/Canterbury styled band. "A full half of the songs on this, their second album, are completely instrumental, and those that are not have a clear instrumental focus. The band was the four...

Very good first effort from a new generation of French Zeuhl.
Carole Sauvage-Fender Rhodes, Yannick Duchene-guitar, vocals, William Pawelzik-bass, Christophe Gratien-drums.
"Influences: Zeühl, Jazz-Rock-Progressif, Classique-Contemporain...

Another great zeuhl jazz/rock spin-off of the Magma/One Shot axis. This group, which has two albums, is led by Gael Horellou (alto and baritone saxes, rhythm machines), drummer Yoan Serra and the mighty One Shot/Magma trio of Emanuel Borghi-Fender...

"Reissue of an obscure underground French album from 1980. NOA features a histrionic female vocalist, piping the French language and enunciating syllables just like another instrument. The music of Noa is of the jazzy Zeuhl variety, with plenty of sax...

New Spanish band making their debut recording here, and a really good one it is. This is dark, but not overbearingly so, and heavy all instrumental avant-progressive rock, performed on guitar, keyboards, bass and drums. I can hear touches of some of...

"Olive Mess is a band from Latvia (ex-USSR) that plays a very original progressive music. The line-up features guitar ( electric, classic, baroque ), bass, keyboards, drums, occasional sax, and a superb soprano female singer. Olive Mess was founded by...

Everyone reading Wayside lists should know who these guys are by now, but just in case you don't, One Shot are a tremendous, heavily zeuhl, instrumental jazz/rock band that features 3 musicians taken from the current line up of Magma + a great drummer...

A reissue of the very first, originally self-titled release by One Shot, which was self-released by the band in a edition of 500. This is a superb release by bassist Philipppe Buissonnet (Magma), keyboardist Emmanuel Borghi (Magma), guitarist James...

I saw these guys in France at the 2009 Rock in Opposition festival and they were good and the bassist was the incredible Philippe Bussonnet (of Magma and One Shot fame) who was incredible as always, and he appears here as well!...

During a fairly incredible 7 year run that began in the mid 1970s,
Richard Pinhas released a large string of influencial albums; 7 by Heldon and 5 under his own name, all of which attempted in one way or another to meld (avant-garde) rock music...

An extremely good debut album by a quartet from Japan of dual keyboardists, bass & drums. The bassist previously played in 100 Sights of Koenji, & one of the keyboardists plays in Ghost. Additionally, the band backed Lars Hollmer on his 2001 Tokyo tour...

A reissue of a pretty obscure and pretty utterly fantastic big band Zeuhl album (14 players) consisting of one long, amazing track that was self-released in the early 1980's. This has cool horn charts, growling fuzz bass, powerful drumming...

"Reissue of a rare as hell lp from 1978 (reaches $1,000 + on eBay) issued in micro quantity only in Corsica (a French Island located between France & Italy). Strongly rooted into mediterranean culture, Rialzu's sole recording is a highly original...

Some of the very best musicians in Japan, veterans of such bands as Bondage Fruit, the Boredoms, Bazooka Joe, Demi Semi Quaver...have come together in Rovo, a virtuosic trance-rock group based in Tokyo. This dynamic set collects the best of their legen...

I wasn't quite sure what to make of this when I heard about it; was it going to be a solo drum release from Yoshida? Anyway, my concerns were allayed when it arrived and I got to hear it. It's a fully orchestrated, (I suppose with computers and...

This is something like their 16th CD, I think (!) & represents a strong return to form, as the duo of Yoshida Tatsuya (drums, percussion, vocal) and Sasaki Hisashi (6 string bass, MIDI controller, vocal) just TEAR through it all, mixing thrash, Zeuhl, ...

"Runaway Totem is proud to announce that the third and final movement of 4 Elements 5, Le Roi Du Monde will be published in March 2011. This album marks the end of the First Symphony NOUS. In order to complete the album, given its complexity and...

The sixth album by this Italian band who fuse spacerock with Zeuhl and also with Italian operatic vocals (think Banco) in an unusual way, to say the least. "Pleroma" (2004) ends the trilogy started five years ago by "Andromeda", telling the journey of ...

The fifth album by this Italian band who fuse spacerock with Zeuhl and also with Italian operatic vocals (think Banco) in an unusual way, to say the least. Some of the spacier parts really reminded me a lot of the musical parts used in Lord Of The Ring...

Weve been trying to get this in stock for the last 2 years & finally succeeded! This is a live, heavy fusion session featuring Janick Top-bass, Eric Seva-saxes & Claude Salmieri-drums with guest guitarist Thibbault Abrial. Janick Top was the bassist in...

Scherzoo is the new quintet of composer/drummer/multi-instrumentalist François Thollot. He is a real talent and he has two previous albums on SZ that are both really good, but this is the first album where he has had the involvement of a band from the....

This is the second album by the fine quintet of composer/drummer/multi-instrumentalist François Thollot. He is a real talent and he has two previous albums on SZ that are both really good, but suffered slightly from not being band efforts (all who know...