Köhntarkösz is the fifth studio album by French band Magma, released on 10 September 1974.

Köhntarkösz
Studio album by
Released10 September 1974
RecordedManor Mobile, Bastide De Pierrefeu (Valbonne)
GenreZeuhl
Length41:16 (vinyl and remastered CD)
LabelVertigo, A&M, Seventh Day
ProducerGiorgio Gomelsky
Magma chronology
Ẁurdah Ïtah
(1974)
Köhntarkösz
(1974)
Live/Hhaï
(1975)
Singles from Köhntarkösz
  1. "Mekanik Machine" b/w "Köhntarkösz"
    Released: 1974
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The title piece of the album forms a section of the Köhntarkösz cycle. Although first in order of release, it has now been formulated as the second part in a trilogy consisting of K.A. (Köhntarkösz Anteria), Köhntarkösz, and Ëmëhntëhtt-Rê.[2]

"Coltrane Sündia" (translation: "Coltrane Rest in Peace") is an elegy for John Coltrane.

Track listing

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Side one
  1. "Köhntarkösz (Part I)" (Christian Vander) – 15:22
  2. "Ork Alarm" (Jannick Top) – 5:28
Side two
  1. "Köhntarkösz (Part II)" (C. Vander) – 15:55
  2. "Coltrane Sündïa" (C. Vander) – 4:11

Personnel

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Musicians
Other
  • "Loulou" Sarkissian "Mekanik" – stage manager
  • Fabio Nicoli – design & art direction
  • Giorgio Gomelsky – producer
  • Malcolm Robertson – photography
  • Simon Heyworth – engineer

Literature

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  • Gonin, Philippe (2010), "Köhntarkösz", Magma – Décryptage d'un mythe et d'une musique (in French), Marseille: Le Mot et le Reste, pp. 171–178, ISBN 978-2-36054-000-6

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