French progressive rock band Magma have been pushing the boundaries of music since 1970. Their most famous album "Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh" ("MDK" for short) was released in 1973 and has been ranked #24 on Rolling Stones "50 Greatest Prog Albums Of All Time." Now the band has revisited the nearly 40-minute recording by releasing a live version of the song recorded in January 1973 with a full orchestra choir. The new album titled "Mekknik Kommandoh" features a new remastered version of the song and new cover art. While I am not that familiar with the original studio recording, this version is simply amazing. That is if you can hang in their for the nearly 38-minute track. Also arriving from Magma is a new feature film titled "To Life, Death and Beyond: The Music Of Magma." It gives an in-depth journey into this band that has lasted almost 50 years by making music that pushes the envelope of progressive rock music. To find out more about Magma and their latest releases, please visit magmamusic.org.
French
playboy Philippe DeBarge teamed up with the English rock band The
Pretty Things to record an album in late 1969. With the sales of The
Pretty Things album "S.F. Sorrow" picking up, the project's release was
scrapped for a new album from just The Pretty Things. The Philippe
DeBarge collaboration would not see a release until 40 years later when
it came out in 2009. Now the album is seeing a re-release on CD along
with a new 16-page booklet and a few bonus tracks from the sessions. The sounds of the sixties is instilled in this release with songs like the hippie-sounding "Hello, How Do You Do?"
and "Send You With Loving." The psychedelic rock of "Eagle's Son" and
"I'm Checking Out" showcases the best of this collaboration. The three
bonus tracks consist of the sonic blast of "Monsieur Rock (Ballad Of
Philippe)," the raw, garage rock sound of "Lover" and the acoustic
sixties blues of "Silver Stars." To find out more about this new release
of Philippe DeBarge with The Pretty Things, please visit madfishmusic.com.
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