Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh

Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh
Studio album by Magma
Released	December 1973
Recorded	April 1973
Genre	Zeuhl progressive rock jazz-rock
Length	38:47
Label	A&M
Producer	Giorgio Gomelsky
Magma chronology
1001° Centigrades (1971) Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh (1973) Ẁurdah Ïtah (1974)

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Allmusic	[1]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[2]

Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh, also abbreviated as MDK, is the third studio album by French progressive rock band Magma, released in December 1973. MDK is Magma's most famous and stylistically acclaimed record; and although it has not become a commercial success, the band continues to present this 'classic' or 'symphonic rock' material to audiences. The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named this album the 33rd greatest French rock album (out of 100).^[3] In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked the album 24th on its list of the '50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time'. Magma's original recording of MDK was refused by their record company at the time, it was later published as Mekanïk Kommandöh (recorded in 1973, released 1989).

Track listing

All songs by Christian Vander

Side one

1. Hortz Fur Dëhn Štekëhn Ẁešt – 9:36
2. Ïma Süri Dondaï – 4:30
3. Kobaïa Is de Hündïn – 3:34

Side two

1. Da Zeuhl Ẁortz Mëkanïk – 7:48
2. Nebëhr Gudahtt – 6:02
3. Mëkanïk Kömmandöh – 4:10
4. Kreühn Köhrmahn Ïss Dëh Hündïn – 3:13

Bonus Track on some CD reissues

8. M.D.K. (alternate version) – 34:35

Track 8 is a (mostly) instrumental demo of the piece that also appears on the double-CD rarities compilation Archiẁ I & II, available only on the 12 disc box set Studio Zünd: 40 Ans d'Evolution.

Personnel

• Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
• Stella Vander – vocals
• Muriel Streisfield – vocals
• Evelyne Razymovski – vocals
• Michele Saulnier – vocals
• Doris Reinhardt – vocals
• René Garber – bass clarinet, vocals
• Teddy Lasry – brass, flute
• Jean-Luc Manderlier – piano, organ
• Benoit Widemann – keyboards
• Claude Olmos – guitar
• Jannick Top – bass
• Christian Vander – drums, vocals, organ, percussion

with

• Giorgio Gomelsky – producer
• Eddie Sprigg – engineer
• Gilbert – engineer
• Gilles Sallé – engineer
• Simon Heyworth – engineer
• Steve Michell – engineer
• Tom Rabstener – engineer
• Loulou Sarkissian – stage manager

References

1. Couture, François. Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
2. Tiny Mix Tapes
3. Magazine Rolling Stone, n°18 of February 2010, ISSN 1764-1071

External links

• Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh at AllMusic
• "Magma (6) - Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2010-01-31.