French music legends, Magma, will release their new studio album, Kartëhl, on September 30.

More than 18 months without being able to do a concert. This space of time, this imposed “pause”, was used to prepare a new album, a group album, like Magma hadn’t done for a long time.

Following the creation of a new lineup in 2020, Magma once again offered to musicians to bring compositions, Christian Vander having never made the deliberate choice to be Magma’s sole composer. But de facto, none of the dozens of musicians who participated in this adventure had offered a new song for decades.

After “ZËSS”, which hinted at a rather bleak future, this luminous and resolutely optimistic new album is the result of collective work, an “Operation Kartëhl”.

In addition to the six tracks recorded in 2022, the album contains as a bonus, two demos recorded “at home” from Christian Vander’s personal collection.
Kartëhl was recorded and mixed by Francis Linon at UZ studio between March 7 and June 12, 2022. Mastered at Greasy records studio by Marcus Linon. Produced by Stella Vander Linon.

Kartëhl will be released on CD (September 30) and 3-sided DBL vinyl LP (October 7). Pre-order links below:

- CD
- Vinyl

Tracklisting:

"Hakëhn Deis" 7:12 (Christian Vander)              
"Do Rïn Ïlï üss" 4:38 (Hervé Aknin)
"Irena Balladina" 5:11 (Christian Vander)           
"Walömëhndêm" 7:36 (Thierry Eliez)
"Wiï Mëlëhn Tü" 8:54 ( Simon Goubert)
"Dëhndë" 6:55 (Christian Vander) *                     

Bonus tracks:

"Hakëhn Deis" 6:11 (Christian Vander) - Recorded in 1978 - Christian Vander: Piano, vocals – René Garber: vocals

"Dëhndë" 6:38 (Christian Vander) * - Recorded in 1978 - Piano, vocals: René Garber

* The royalties will be donated in full to the Fondation Initiative Autisme

Lineup:

Christian Vander - drums, solo vocals, tambourine
Stella Vander - solo vocals, vocals, chime
Hervé Aknin - solo vocals, vocals
Isabelle Feuillebois - vocals
Sylvie Fisichella - vocals
Caroline Indjein - vocals
Laura Guarrato :-vocals
Rudy Blas - guitar
Thierry Eliez - piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
Simon Goubert - piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
Jimmy Top - bass

(Photo - Magma Facebook)