1001° Centigrades

Studio album by Magma

Released

1971

Genre

Zeuhl, progressive rock, jazz fusion

Length

41:54

Label

Philips

Producer

Roland Hilda

Magma chronology

Magma
(1970)

1001° Centigrades
(1971)

Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh
(1973)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

1001° Centigrades is the second album by French Zeuhl band Magma. It was originally released in 1971 (see 1971 in music) under the title "Magma 2" A 1973 reissue changed to title to "1001 Degrees Centigrades" and changed the album cover to a color illustration of a twisting road with erupting volcano background. The 1990 CD reissue restores the original silver cover design and compromises with both titles. For this album,

"Magma underwent several personnel changes: guitarist Claude Engel departed without being replaced, and Alain Charlery and Richard Raux made way for Louis Toesca (trumpet) and Jeff Seffer (sax, bass clarinet). This was the second installment in Magma's Kobaïan saga. With lyrics again performed in the band's invented language, the album chronicles the Kobaïan people's return to Earth to save the planet."
— Wilson Neate, Review^[1] of 1001° Centigrades on Allmusic

Track listing

Side one

Rïah Sahïltaahk (Christian Vander) – 21:45

Side two

"Iss" Lanseï Doïa (Teddy Lasry) – 11:46
Ki Ïahl Ö Lïahk (François Cahen) – 8:23

Legacy

This album, along with their first - Kobaia (1970) - is more jazz fusion based than their future albums. The Zeuhl sound is developing: The adventurous structures are in place, but the arrangements are dominated by horns. The operatic female vocals and primal driving rhythm of the next album Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh (1973) are not yet in place.

After this album and before the release of their third MDK (1973), a number of band members left the band due to disagreements in the future sound of the band. Two (saxophonist Yochk'o "Jeff" Seffer and keyboardist François Cahen) left to form Zao, a band which follows in the footsteps of Magma's first two releases.

Personnel

Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
Teddy Lasry – clarinet, saxophone, flute, voice
Yochk'o "Jeff" Seffer – saxophone, bass clarinet
Louis Toesca – trumpet
François Cahen – acoustic & electric pianos
Francis Moze – bass
Christian Vander – vocals, drums, percussion

Production

Produced By Roland Hilda
Engineered By Dominique Blanc-Francard
Louis Sarkissian – manager

References

1 2 1001° Centigrades at AllMusic

Magma

Christian Vander Stella Vander Isabelle Feuillebois Hervé Aknin Benoît Alziary James MacGaw Bruno Ruder Philippe Bussonnet Francis Moze Jannick Top Klaus Blasquiz Didier Lockwood Bernard Paganotti Benoît Widemann Frédéric d'Oelsnitz Teddy Lasry Himiko Paganotti Antoine Paganotti Emmanuel Borghi

Studio albums	Magma 1001° Centigrades Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh Ẁurdah Ïtah Köhntarkösz Üdü Ẁüdü Attahk Merci K.A. (Kohntarkosz Anteria) Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré Félicité Thösz

Live albums	Live/Hhaï Inédits Retrospektïẁ (Parts I+II) Retrospektïẁ (Part III) Theatre Du Taur Concert, 1975 (Akt IV) Akt V: Concert Bobino 1981 Akt VIII: Bruxelles 1971 Akt IX: Opéra De Reims, 1976 Akt XIII: BBC 1974 Londres Theusz Hamtaahk Akt XV: Bourges, 1979 Live in Tokyo 2005

Videos	Akt VI: Concert Bobino 1981 Theusz Hamtaahk Mythes et Légendes Epok 1 Mythes et Légendes Epok 2 Mythes et Légendes Epok 3 Mythes et Légendes Epok 4 Mythes et Légendes Epok 5

Other material	The Unnamables Mythes Et Legendes Vol. I Mekanïk Kommandöh Akt I: Les Voix de Magma Akt II: Sons: Document 1973 Floë Ëssi/Ëktah Simples Archiẁ I & II

Boxsets	Studio Zünd

Related articles	Zeuhl Kobaïan

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