Ẁurdah Ïtah

Ẁurdah Ïtah
Cover of the 1974 LP release[1] on Barclay Records
Studio album by
Magma
Released15 June 1974
Recorded4, 5, and 8 April 1974
GenreZeuhl
Length39:04
LabelEgg Records
ProducerChristian Vander
Magma chronology
Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh
(1973) 		Ẁurdah Ïtah
(1974) 		Köhntarkösz
(1974)
Alternative covers
Cover of the 1978 LP release[1] on Egg Records
Alternative cover
Cover of the CD release[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

Ẁurdah Ïtah is the fourth studio album by French progressive rock band Magma. The album was originally released on 15 June 1974 under the name Tristan et Iseult as a Christian Vander solo studio film soundtrack.[1] The soundtrack was for Yvan Lagrange's 1972 avant-garde film Tristan et Iseult.[3]

The album was recorded by a core quartet of Magma members (only consisting of drums, bass, piano, and vocals[4]). It was re-released on Magma's label Seventh Records in 1989 with the Magma logo on its cover, and ever since, it has been retrospectively contextualised as a Magma album.[2][5][6]

Ẁurdah Ïtah (which translates from Kobaïan roughly as Dead Earth) is the second part of the Theusz Hamtaahk Trilogy. It is preceded by Theusz Hamtaahk (Time of Hatred), which is only available on live albums, including Retrospektïẁ (Parts I+II) (1981), and Trilogie Theusz Hamtaahk (Concert du Trianon) (2001), and succeeded by Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh (1973).

Track listing

Source: Seventh Records,[4] Discogs[7]

All tracks are written by Christian Vander

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."Malaẁëlëkaahm"3:37
2."Bradïa Da Zïmehn Iëgah"2:18
3."Manëh Fur Da Zëss"1:38
4."Fur Dï hël Kobaïa"4:55
5."Blüm Tendiwa"3:29
6."Ẁohldünt Mëm Dëẁëlëss"3:29
Side Two
No.TitleLength
1."Ẁaïnsaht !!!"2:30
2."Ẁlasïk Steuhn Kobaïa"2:46
3."Sëhnntëht Dros Ẁurdah Süms"3:24
4."C'est la vie qui les a menés là !"4:58
5."Ëk Sün Da Zëss"2:16
6."De Zeuhl Ündazïr"3:40

Personnel

Literature

  • Gonin, Philippe (2010), "Ẁurdah Ïtah", Magma - Décryptage d'un mythe et d'une musique (in French), Marseille: Le Mot et le Reste, pp. 161–170, ISBN 978-2-36054-000-6

References

  1. ^ a b c d Christian Vander - Tristan et Iseult at Discogs (list of releases) Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Ẁurdah Ïtah/Tristan et Iseult". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Tristan et Iseult". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Ẁurdah Ïtah at www.seventhrecords.com". Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  5. ^ "MAGMA Christian Vander - Wurdah Ïtah music reviews". www.progarchives.com. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Magma at furious.com". Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Ẁurdah Ïtah". Discogs.com. 20 August 1989. Retrieved 18 April 2011.