LDB Master Series #220 Hello, this is a collection of masters I would like to seed here. I've been taping shows for more than 20 years and have an awful lot of masters. Most of them are in the old cassette format, some others are on MiniDisc and others are on CD. I've taped many shows of many artists over the years, so don't be surprised if you will find many different artists taped! Some shows are already circulating, some others have not circulated through collectors yet. But most of all, enjoy! They all come from my mastertapes! MAGMA Paris, Alhambra December 6, 2009 01.Slag Tanz 02.Felicité Thosz 03.Ëmëhntëht-Rê 04.Intro Stella Vander / Gospel (with choir) TT 124:51 Lineage: Aiwa CM-DS6 > Edirol R-09 > HD via USB > SoundForge 7.0 > CD Wave > FLAC Frontend (level 6) Christian Vander — Drums, Vocals, Percussion Stella Vander — Vocals, Percussion Isabelle Feuillebois — Vocals Hervé Aknin — Vocals Benoît Alziary — Vibraphone, Keyboards James MacGraw — Guitar Bruno Ruder — Fender Rhodes Philippe Bussonnet — Bass Since 1990 (when I saw the band for the first time at La Cigale in Paris) I must have seen the band no less than ten times. Some shows I liked, some other did not at all. But this one, which closed Magma's 4-days residency at Alhambra was probably among the best, that's why I decided to seed this show. Part of this was the excellent little tiny venue called Alhambra which is rapidly becoming my favourite venue in town: great sound, great seats, great look from every part of it, all in an extremely intimate atmosphere. In that way, I was able to appreciate the full potential of the band. And the band itself is reaching one of their peaks of their carrer, which is quite reassuring if you think that they are celebrating their 40 years. The new pieces - yet unfinished and unreleased - Slag Tanz and Felicité Thosz do show that this band is still able to produce masterpieces. Of course you need to like Magma's music. I was once again impressed by Stella's powerful and gentle singing, much more than Vander's drumming. But the whole band was in a state of grace: the setlist seems now well rehearsed and at its peak. Not to mention the (now complete) Ëmëhntëht-Rê suite for which we've been listening to extracts here and there for the last 30 years. The last encore was a complete surprise: Stella introduced a choir formed by their friends and collaborators (included Stella and Christian's daughter) that has accompanied the band in a nice and simple gospel ("to demonstrate that Magma music is nothing but difficult"). So enjoy this nice show. I did enjoy it very very much. ldb