Ëmëhntëhtt-Rê

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Ëmëhntëhtt-Rê
Studio album from Magma

Publication
(s)

2009

Label (s) Seventh Records

Genre (s)

Zeuhl

Title (number)

6th

running time

51:01 minutes

occupation
  • Singing, percussion: Stella Vander
  • Fender Rhodes: Bruno Ruder
  • Grand piano: Emmanuel Borghi
  • Singing: Claude Lamamy
  • Singing: Marcus Linon
  • Singing: Isabelle Feuillebois
  • Singing: Hervé Aknin
  • Singing: Pierre-Michel Sivadier
  • Singing: Antoine Paganotti

production

Christian Vander

chronology
KA
(2004) 		Ëmëhntëhtt-Rê Félicité Thösz
(2012)

Ëmëhntëhtt-Rê is the tenth studio album by the French Zeuhl band Magma . It was released on November 5, 2009.

background

Work on "Ëmëhntëhtt-Rê" began in the 1970s, and some musical themes can already be found on the live album "Hhaï" from 1975 and on " Üdü Ẁüdü " from 1976. In the course of the following decades the piece was repeatedly changed and expanded.

In the context of the myth of Kobaïa , which the band tells in their discography, "Ëmëhntëhtt-Rê" is the conclusion of the "Köhntarkösz" trilogy, which included the albums "Köhntarkösz" (1974), " KA " (2004) and "Ëmëhntëhtt- Rê ”and describes the connection between the Kobaïan people and ancient Egypt . The main character Köhntarkösz discovers the grave of the old master Ementeht-Re, who was murdered before he could achieve his goal of immortality. In a vision he reveals his secret.

Style and reception

On “Ëmëhntëhtt-Rê” the influences of classical music, jazz and jazz rock , which were already known from its predecessor “KA” , are represented again, and the choral singing typical of Magma is omnipresent. Thus, the album follows on from its predecessor not only in terms of content, but also musically.

Track list

  1. Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré I (6:54)
  2. Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré II (22:24)
  3. Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré III (13:08)
  4. Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré IV (3:55)
  5. Funëhrarïum Kanht (4:14)
  6. Sêhë (0:26)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Holger True: Hamburger Abendblatt: Magma: "Ëmëhntëhtt-Rê" - The search for meaning continues. November 12, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2011 .
  2. ↑ a b c Reviews of Ëmëhntëhtt-Rê on the baby blue pages. Retrieved June 10, 2011 .
  3. ↑ Perfect Sound Forever: Magma. 1995, accessed June 10, 2011 .
  4. ↑ James Allen: Review of Ëmëhntëhtt-Rê on Allmusic. Retrieved June 10, 2011 .

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